Comparative Experiments with Field Crops

ContentsPart I How to Do and Interpret Field Experiments 1 Field Experiments in Agricultural Research 2 Planning a Field Experiment 3 Special Considerations in Planning Certain Types of Experiment 4 Marking out, Sowing, Counting, Scoring 5 Harvest 6 Sampling 7 Long-term Experiments 8 Interpretation and Presentation of Results 9 Critique of Technique 10 Historical Notes on Field Methods Part II Statistics in Field Experiments 11 Comparisons, Degrees of Freedom and 'Error' 12 Multi-dimensional Geometry 13 Regression Analysis 14 Analysis of Covariance 15 Transformations, Model-making and other Pastimes Appendix A Rounding off B Gross Errors C Direct-Recording Balances D Statistical Calculations — Some Practical Considerations E The Intelligent Customer's Guide, or, What to Ask your Computer F Glossary Bibliography and References Index