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Last update: April 03, 2008 |
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Lecture Tuesday a.m. at 8:00, Ag Hall 263 |
Good Researchers aren't characterized by being smart, but by asking the right question. | |
| Class Project: Identify problem, formulate hypothesis, implement treatment structure/experiment and generate hypothetical observations that prove or disprove hypothesis. |
When is Research in a specific
field justified? The applied versus basic quagmire. Basic Research (defined) Applied Research (defined) (Borlaug) |
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| Can society justify basic research when 33,000 people die each day due to starvation? Who is "society?" | ||
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| Experimental Method should attempt to remove all sources of variability other than the effects being evaluated within the treatment structure. | ||
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Assumptions of analysis of
variance 1. Experimental error is random independent and normally distributed about a zero mean with a common variance. 2. Treatment and environmental effects are additive. |
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Introduction to SAS
Output, Log, and Editor Screens (how are they
used) |
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Topics: 1. The "Experimental Method" (defined) 2. The "Scientific Method" 3. Formulation of hypotheses 3b. 15 Steps to Good Research (Georgetown) 3c. How to Have a Bad Career in Research 3d. Advice on Research and Writing 4. By-Plant Corn Studies 5. -When should I block, How should I block?
6. Experimental Design: Implementation
Discussion
(Testing)
9. Applied Statistical Procedures 10. Special Topics |
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| Stability Analysis (excel) | ||