Table 2
Correlation coefficients1) among estimates of mature weight (A) and maturing rate (k) using weight-age data up to specific ages (week)

Strain		A24	A27	A30	A33	A36		k24	k27	k30	k33	k36
BL	A21	.82	.58	.54	.55	.57	k21	.91	.77	.69	.58	.50
	A24		.89	.86	.85	.84	k24		.91	.84	.74	.65
	A27			.99	.96	.92	k27			.98	.89	.82
	A30				.99	.96	k30				.96	.90
	A33					.98	k33					.97
GB	A21	.89	.81	.75	.71	.70	k21	.92	.80	.74	.69	.66
	A24		.91	.84	.79	.76	k24		.93	.86	.82	.78
	A27			.99	.97	.95	k27			.98	.95	.92
	A30				.99	.98	k30				.98	.96
	A33					.99	k33					.99
RB	A21	.80	.63	.60	.61	.64	k21	.59	.44	.44	.46	.45
	A24		.91	.87	.86	.83	k24		.92	.91	.88	.75
	A27			.99	.98	.91	k27			.99	.93	.74
	A30				.99	.92	k30				.96	.77
	A33					.92	k33					.81
WH	A21	.89	.74	.75	.74	.74	k21	.93	.85	.80	.76	.72
	A24		.88	.84	.81	.79	k24		.95	.89	.85	.79
	A27			.98	.94	.91	k27			.98	.92	.84
	A30				.99	.97	k30				.96	.89
	A33					.99	k33					.97
YB	A21	.82	.80	.75	.70	.68	k21	.92	.84	.79	.68	.66
	A24		.93	.88	.84	.81	k24		.96	.93	.84	.79
	A27			.97	.92	.89	k27			.98	.92	.85
	A30				.99	.97	k30				.97	.92
	A33					.99	k33					.97

Coefficients of correlations are all significant (p<.05)