Table 2 Curve estimations of the distribution of individual frequency per rank for each age-sex category in the large group of chacma baboons

Linear

0.04

4.42

0.038

y = -3^E-05x + 0.0119

Adult males

Parabolic

0.19

23.43

< 0.0001

y = 9 ^E-06 x ² - 0.0009x + 0.026

Cubic

0.08

9.35

0.003

y = -2^E-08x³ + 1^E-05x² - 0.001x + 0.0268

Linear

0.14

16.17

0.0001

y = 4^E-05x + 0.0072

Adult females

Parabolic

0.32

46.35

< 0.0001

y = 2 ^E-06 x ² - 0.0001x + 0.0105

Cubic

0.21

28.50

< 0.0001

y = -8^E-09x³ + 3^E-06x² - 0.0002x + 0.011

Linear

0.00

0.40

0.529

y = 2^E-05x + 0.0079

Sub-adults

Parabolic

0.02

1.45

0.231

y = 2^E-06x² - 0.0001x + 0.0101

Cubic

0.03

2.64

0.108

y = 1^E-07x³ - 1^E-05x² + 0.0004x + 0.0058

Linear

0.013

0.50

0.479

y = -2E-05x + 0.0093

Juveniles

Parabolic

0.25

35.21

< 0.0001

y = -3 ^E-06 x ² + 0.0003x + 0.0038

Cubic

0.17

21.67

< 0.0001

y = 9E-08x³ - 2E-05x² + 0.0008x - 0.0005