Statistical Methods in Agriculture and Experimental Biology

The third edition of this introductory text on statistical ideas and methods in agriculture and experimental biology offers treatment of more advanced topics, with two new chapters on methods of multivariate analysis, increased emphasis on modern computer applications and the graphical display of data, discussion of a wider range of data types, and analysis of mixed cropping experiments and on-farm experiments. Emphasis is not on mathematical detail, but on understanding why and when various methods should be used. The authors are retired from the School of Applied Statistics at the University of Reading, UK. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)