Description
Here in one easy-to-understand volume are the statistical procedures and techniques the agricultural researcher needs to know in order to design, implement, analyze, and interpret the results of most experiments with crops. Designed specifically for the non-statistician, this valuable guide focuses on the practical problems of the field researcher. Throughout, it emphasizes the use of statistics as a tool of research--one that will help pinpoint research problems and select remedial measures. Whenever possible, mathematical formulations and statistical jargon are avoided. Originally published by the International Rice Research Institute, this widely respected guide has been totally updated and much expanded in this Second Edition. It now features new chapters on the analysis of multi-observation data and experiments conducted over time and space. Also included is a chapter on experiments in farmers' fields, a subject of major concern in developing countries where agricultural research is commonly conducted outside experiment stations. Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research, Second Edition will prove equally useful to students and professional researchers in all agricultural and biological disciplines. A wealth of examples of actual experiments help readers to choose the statistical method best suited for their needs, and enable even the most complicated procedures to be easily understood and directly applied.
An International Rice Research Institute Book
Author: Kwanchai A. Gomez, Arturo A. Gomez
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Published: 02/17/1984
Pages: 704
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.59lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.49w x 1.62d
ISBN13: 9780471870920
ISBN10: 0471870927
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture | General
About the Author
About the authors KWANCHAI A. GOMEZ is Head of the Department of Statistics at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and an Affiliate Professor of Statistics at the University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os. Dr. Gomez received her PhD in experimental statistics from North Carolina State University. ARTURO A. GOMEZ is a Professor of Agronomy at the University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os and a consultant to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines. Dr. Gomez received his PhD in genetics from North Carolina State University.