Essentials of Statistics In Agricultural Sciences
Despre această carte electronică
In the agriculture scenario, students and researchers face problems that can be addressed with statistical tools, planning of field experiments, collection of data, analysis, interpretation of the data, etc. In this book, statistical theories are discussed with the help of examples from real-life situations in agriculture and allied fields, followed by worked-out examples. Each chapter is followed by a number of problems and questions that will help readers gain confidence in solving those problems. The volume also provides an analysis of how data is important and introduces the reader to using statistical software such as MS Excel, SAS (Statistical Analysis System), JMP, Minitab, and R (from the R Foundation for Statistical Computing).
Despre autor
Pradeep Mishra, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the College of Agriculture at the Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Dr. Mishra previously served as a data management specialist at a private multinational company for several years. He specializes in the field of time series, experiment design, and agricultural statistics. He has published more than 45 research articles in international and national journals and has won several awards.
Fozia Homa, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Scientist in the Department of Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Application, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India, and author or co-author of several journal articles. Dr. Fozia has received numerous awards in recognition of her research and teaching achievements from several national and international organizations. She has received several grants from various funding agencies to carry out her research projects. Her areas of specialization include sample surveys, population studies, and mathematical modeling.
