Design of experiments for agriculture and the natural sciences. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Experimental research design and analysis
• Further Information: Note: A. Reza Hoshmand.
• Authors: Hoshmand, A. Reza
• Contents: THE NATURE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; Fundamental Concepts; Research by Practitioners; ; KEY ASSUMPTIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; Introduction; Assumptions of the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Their Violations; Measures to Detect Failures of the Assumptions; Data Transformation; ; DESIGNS FOR REDUCING ERROR; Introduction; Approaches to Eliminating Uncontrolled Variations; Error Elimination by Several Groupings of Units; ; SINGLE-FACTOR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; Introduction; Complete Block Designs; Incomplete Block Designs; ; TWO-FACTOR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; Factorial Experiments; Main Effects and Interactions in a Two-Factor Experiment; Interpretation of Interactions; Factorials in Complete Block Designs; Split-Plot or Nested Designs; Strip-Plot Design; ; THREE (OR MORE)-FACTOR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; Introduction; Split-Split-Plot Design; Strip-Split-Plot Design; Factorial Experiments in Fractional Replication; ; TREATMENT MEANS COMPARISONS; Introduction; Comparisons of Paired Means; Comparisons of Grouped Means; ; SAMPLE DESIGNS OVER TIME; Terminology and Concepts; Analysis of Experiments over Years; Analysis of Experiments over Seasons; ; REGRESSION AND CORRELATION ANALYSIS; Bivariate Relationships; Regression Analysis; Correlational Analysis; Curvilinear Regression Analysis; Multiple Regression and Correlation; ; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; Introduction; Covariance Analysis Procedures; Estimating Missing Data; ; Appendix A: Chi-Square Distribution; Appendix B: The Arc SineTransformation; Appendix C: Selected Latin Squares; Appendix D: Random Digits; Appendix E: Points for the Distribution of F; Appendix F: Basic Plans for Balanced and Partially Balanced Lattice Designs; Appendix G: Fractional Factorial Design Plans; Appendix H: Significant Studentized Ranges for 5% and 1% Level New Multiple Range Test; Appendix I: Student t Distribution; Appendix J: Coefficients and the Sum of Squares of Sets of Orthogonal Polynomials When There Are Equal Interval Treatments; Appendix K: Minitab; ; Index
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 630.72; Agriculture -- Experimentation -- Statistical methods; Experimental design
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351992190
• Related ISBNs: 9781420010640; 9781351995276; 9781315276021
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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