Andy Hector
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- March 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780198729051
- eISBN:
- 9780191795855
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198729051.003.0002
- Subject:
- Biology, Biomathematics / Statistics and Data Analysis / Complexity Studies, Ecology
Analysis of variance is introduced using a worked analysis of some data collected by Charles Darwin on inbreeding depression in experimental maize plants. ANOVA is used to compare the height of a ...
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Analysis of variance is introduced using a worked analysis of some data collected by Charles Darwin on inbreeding depression in experimental maize plants. ANOVA is used to compare the height of a group of cross-pollinated plants with a group of self-fertilized seedlings. The least squares process is explained including the calculation of sums of squares and variances and the calculation of F-ratios. The organization of the results of a linear model into an ANOVA table is explained. The R code necessary to perform the analysis is worked through and explained in terms of the underlying statistical concepts and the interpretation of the R output demonstrated.Less
Analysis of variance is introduced using a worked analysis of some data collected by Charles Darwin on inbreeding depression in experimental maize plants. ANOVA is used to compare the height of a group of cross-pollinated plants with a group of self-fertilized seedlings. The least squares process is explained including the calculation of sums of squares and variances and the calculation of F-ratios. The organization of the results of a linear model into an ANOVA table is explained. The R code necessary to perform the analysis is worked through and explained in terms of the underlying statistical concepts and the interpretation of the R output demonstrated.
