These are fictional hyenas and invented association scores. They are not research data. Higher numbers mean more association in an imaginary equal-effort watch.
On a small screen, scroll the table sideways to see every column. You can also focus the table and use the arrow keys.
| Individual | A | B | C | D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M, mother | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| P, offspring | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Q, offspring | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
For each offspring, subtract M's score partner by partner. Ignore minus signs and add the differences. Which row resembles M more closely?
P: |7−8| + |6−6| + |3−2| + |0−0| = 2. Q: |0−8| + |2−6| + |6−2| + |8−0| = 24. P resembles M more closely by this simple exercise score. All three have the same total. This is an invented teaching metric, not the metric used in the hyena paper.
Change one assumption: suppose Q was observed only after A left the group. Would a missing Q–A tie mean the same thing? Now suppose P was watched twice as often. Which scores could you fairly compare?
Print or save this page and add a second invented mother-offspring pair. Keep observation effort and partner availability explicit.