Plant and Soil Sciences 461
"STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH"
Course Syllabus
Texts: An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
(4th ed), Ott.
SAS System for Elementary Statistical Analysis, Schlotzhauer
and Littell (SL).
Additional References (on reserve in Ag. Vet. Med. Library):
(1) Elements of Statistical Inference (6th ed), Huntsberger and
Billingsly HB).
(2) Principles and Procedures of Statistics, Steele and Torrie
(ST).
(3) Agricultural Experimentation, Little and Hills (LH)
(4) Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research, Gomez and
Gomez (GG).
Instructor:
Dennis West
350 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg.
There is a handout for almost every topic covered during the
semester. Most of these handouts contain numerical examples which
are different from those used in the lectures. You will also be
provided statistical tables.
Date
Day
Aug.
22
24
27
29
31
Sept. 3
5
7
10
12
14
17
19
21
24
26
28
5.5-5.7
Oct.
1
3
8.1-8.5
5
W
F
M
W
Topic
Reading Assign.
M
W
F
M
W
F
M
W
F
M
W
F
Introduction
Ch. 1
Notation and Symbolism
Ch. 2
Descriptive Statistics, Measures of Location Ch. 3
Descriptive Statistics - Measures of Dispersion
Probability
Sec. 4.1-4.4
HOLIDAY - LABOR DAY NO CLASS
Probability
Permutations and Combinations
Binomial Equation
Sec. 4.7-4.8
Distributions - Binomial and Poisson
Sec. 8.6
HOUR EXAMINATION #1
Distributions - Normal
Sec. 4.9-4.10
Distributions - Standardized Normal
Confidence Interval About the Mean (μ) Sec. 5.1-5.2
C.I. about μ continued
Formulating and Testing Hypotheses
Inferences about the Population Mean -'t' Test Sec.
M
W
Continuation of 't' Tests
Sec. 6.1-6.5
Analyzing Categorical Data - Chi-Square Tests
Sec.
F
Continuation of Chi-Square Test
F
Sec. 8.7-8.10
8
10
12
15
M
W
F
M
17
W
19
F
22
M
24
26
29
W
F
M
31
W
Nov. 2
F
5
7
M
W
9
F
12
M
GG Ch. 10
Basic Principles of Experimentation
ST Ch. 6
Basic Principles of Experimentation (con’t) GG Ch. 1
FALL BREAK NO CLASS
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Ch. 13
One Criterion of Classification - Completely LH Ch. 4
Randomized Design (CRD).
Continuation of CRD ANOVA
HOUR EXAMINATION II
Introduction to SAS (Statistical Analysis SL Ch. 1-4
System)
Continuation of Introduction to SAS
Continuation of Introduction to SAS
Introduction to Fixed effects (I) , Random effects
(II),and Mixed effects Models
ANOVA - 2 Criteria of Classification - Sec. 15.3
Randomized Complete Block Design (RCB)
LH Ch. 5
GG Ch. 2
Continuation of RCB and Introduction to
Ch. 14
Mean Separation Procedures - Least
ST Ch. 7
Significant Difference (LSDα)
Mean Separation - Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT)
Mean Separation - Honest Significant Difference
(HSD) or Tukey's w-Procedure and Student-NewmanKuels Test (SNK)
HOUR EXAMINATION III
Rationale of the F-Test
Ch. 17
Rules & Writing of Expected Mean Squares
ST Ch. 11
14 W
Continuation of Expected Mean Squares
16 F
Factorial Arrangement of Treatments
Sec. 15.5-15.6
19 M
Continuation of Factorials
GG Ch. 3
21 W
Split-Plot Experiments
23 F
HOLIDAY - THANKSGIVING No Class
26 M
Continuation of Split-Plot Experiments
28 W Simple Linear Regression
Sec. 9.1-9.4
30 F
Continuation of Linear Regression
Ch. 10
Dec. 3 M
Simple Correlation
Sec. 9.5
5 W
Continuation of Simple Correlation
8 S
Final Examination 8:00-10:00 AM
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NOTE:
All reading assignments are in the text by Ott unless
indicated otherwise.