Biostatistics for animal science /

• Main Authors: Kaps, Miroslav, (Author), Lamberson, William R., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
• Subjects: Livestock > Statistical methods.; Biometry.; Information and Documentation.; Animal Science (General); Mathematics and Statistics.; Analysis of covariance.; Analysis of variance.; Correlation.; Data analysis.; Factorial analysis.; Probability.; Regression analysis.; Statistical analysis.; Techniques.; Zoology.; Electronic books.
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This book discusses techniques used for the analysis of data in animal science. It is divided into 21 chapters: (1) presenting and summarizing data; (2) probability; (3) random variables ad their distribution; (4) population and sample; (5) estimation of parameters; (6) hypothesis testing; (7) simpl...

Table of Contents:

• Presenting and summarizing data
• Probability
• Random variables and their distributions
• Population and sample
• Estimation of parameters
• Hypothesis testing
• Simple linear regression
• Correlation
• Multiple linear regression
• Curvilinear regression
• One-way analysis of variance
• Concepts of experimental design
• Blocking
• Change-over designs
• Factorial experiments
• Hierarchical or nested design
• More about blocking
• Split-plot design
• Analysis of covariance
• Repeated measures
• Analysis of numerical treatment levels
• Discrete dependent variables.