Corneal Lens Measurements For Drosophila Retina Analysis

Giving access to individual corneal lens measurements grouped by retina, with means, standard deviations, and statistical test results. It contains the source data for 12 figures from a PLOS Biology publication. The dataset is 153.7 KB in size.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between corneal lens measurements and retina groupings to study structural variation.
• Validate the statistical tests and p-values provided in the dataset against the raw measurements for figures like 2O, 2P, and 3L.
• Use the means and standard deviations for corneal lens data to perform meta-analyses on chitin synthesis or photoreceptor studies.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed PLOS Biology publication, providing scientific context.
• Includes derived statistics like means, standard deviations, and p-values alongside raw measurements.
• Released under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 153.7 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a small sample size.
• The structure is split across multiple Excel sheets, which may complicate automated analysis.
• No column names or sample data are provided, making the exact data schema and variable types unknown.

Provenance

Source

figshare, associated with a PLOS Biology article.

Collection Method

Experimental measurements from a biological study on Drosophila corneal lenses.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20.