79446 - SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH

Anno Accademico 2022/2023

  • Docente: Massimo Tagliavini
  • Crediti formativi: 3
  • SSD: AGR/03
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Moduli: Massimo Tagliavini (Modulo Mod 1) Massimo Tagliavini (Modulo Mod 2)
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo Mod 1) Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo Mod 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale in International Horticultural Science (cod. 8883)

Contenuti

•Terminology and descriptive statistics: Errors, mean, weighed mean, mode and median; variance, standard deviation, standard error and C.V. •Probability: binomial and normal distributions; permutation, combination and probability of one event, standard normal curve z; confidence limits; testing one sample against the population. The t distribution curve. •Testing two samples: t student for independent samples and paired t-test

•ANOVA for single factors experiments
Completely randomized design and Randomized complete block design; randomization and layout and analysis of variance •ANOVA for factorial experiments
Interaction between factors; Complete block design; randomization and layout and analysis of variance •Regression and correlation analysis: linear and non-linear relationship; simple and multiple regression. •Research methods •Experimental designs •How to effectively present experimental data

Testi/Bibliografia

Copy of the slides presented (pdf), exercises (excel) and summary of the lessons.

Additional information and examples can be found in the following books

•Gomez K A and A A Gomez. 1984. Statistical procedures for agricultural research. Wiley and Son. •Hoshmand A R. 1998. Statistics methods for environmental & agricultural Sciences. CRC Press •Lawal B. 2014. Applied Statistical Methods in Agriculture, Health and Life Sciences. Springer. •Mead R et al.. 1993. Statistical methods in agriculture and experimental biology. Chapmann & Hall.

Metodi didattici

Frontal lesson and exercises using excel

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Written text with exercises and open questions

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

excel files with exercises carried out together

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Massimo Tagliavini