Practical Statistics and Experimental Design for Plant and Crop Science - Softcover

Clewer, Alan G.; Scarisbrick, David H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471899097 ISBN 13: 9780471899099

Verlag: Wiley, 2001

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Presents readers with a user-friendly, non-technical introductionto statistics and the principles of plant and crop experimentation.Avoiding mathematical jargon, it explains how to plan and design anexperiment, analyse results, interpret computer output and presentfindings. Using specific crop and plant case studies, this guidepresents:
* The reasoning behind each statistical method is explained beforegiving relevant, practical examples
* Step-by-step calculations with examples linked to three computerpackages (MINITAB, GENSTAT and SAS)
* Exercises at the end of many chapters
* Advice on presenting results and report writing
Written by experienced lecturers, this text will be invaluable toundergraduate and postgraduate students studying plant sciences,including plant and crop physiology, biotechnology, plant pathologyand agronomy, plus ecology and environmental science students andthose wanting a refresher or reference book in statistics.

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Alan G. Clewer and David H. Scarisbrick, T. H. Huxley School of Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperial College at Wye, Ashford, Kent, UK.

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Practical Statistics and Experimental Design for Plant and Crop Science provides an introduction to the principles of plant and crop experimentation. Avoiding mathematical jargon, this text explains how to plan and design an experiment, analyse results, interpret computer output and present findings. Using specific crop and plant case studies this user-friendly guide presents:

• The reasoning behind each statistical mathod before giving practical examples
• Step-by-step calculations with examples linked to three computer packages (MINITAB, GENSTAT and SAS)
• Exercises at the end of many chapters
• Advice on presenting results and report writing

Written by experienced lecturers, this text will be invaluable to undergradaute and postgraduate students studying plant sciences, including plant and crop physiology, biotechnology, plant pathology and agronomy, plus ecology and environmental science students and those wanting a refresher or reference book in statistics.

• The reasoning behind each statistical mathod before giving practical examples
• Step-by-step calculations with examples linked to three computer packages (MINITAB, GENSTAT and SAS)
• Exercises at the end of many chapters
• Advice on presenting results and report writing

Written by experienced lecturers, this text will be invaluable to undergradaute and postgraduate students studying plant sciences, including plant and crop physiology, biotechnology, plant pathology and agronomy, plus ecology and environmental science students and those wanting a refresher or reference book in statistics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471899097
• ISBN 13: 9780471899099
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 346
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