Testing Homeopathy in Mouse Emotional Response Models: Pooled Data Analysis of Two Series of Studies

Table 3

Cumulative results of light-dark test (14 replications in two experimental series^§).

Tested variable	Tested samples	Number of mice	Effect (% of control)		ANOVA		Post hoc test
			Mean	SEM	For series	For groups
Time in lit area	Control (solvent)	215	0.00	3.95	𝐹=6.31 𝑃=0.24	𝐹=3.60 𝑃<0.001	—
	Diazepam (1 mg/kg)	77	34.85	8.93			<0.0001
	Buspirone (5 mg/kg)	40	25.81	6.82			0.015
	Gels 4C	48	18.15	8.47			0.066
	Gels 5C	165	14.94	5.56			0.019
	Gels 7C	95	6.71	5.73			0.377
	Gels 9C	48	37.47	7.04			<0.001
	Gels 30C	79	16.15	6.27			0.047
Light/dark transitions	Control (solvent)	213	0.00	4.39	𝐹=7.69 𝑃=0.09	𝐹=9.42𝑃<0.0001	—
	Diazepam (1 mg/kg)	78	86.78	15.70			<0.0001
	Buspirone (5 mg/kg)	40	11.88	6.60			0.386
	Gels 4C	48	21.78	11.43			0.086
	Gels 5C	165	16.09	6.87			0.051
	Gels 7C	95	7.22	5.60			0.461
	Gels 9C	48	40.01	9.09			0.002
	Gels 30C	79	33.12	7.43			0.002

^§ For series definition, see Table 1.