Publisher's Synopsis
This book was written to serve students and researchers of the animal sciences, with the primary purpose of helping them to learn about and apply appropriate experimental designs - and statistical methods. Statistical methods applied to biological sciences are known as biostatistics or biometrics, and they have their origins in agricultural research. The characteristic that distinguishes biometrics within statistics is the fact that biological measurements are variable, not only because of measurement error, but also from their natural variability from genetic and environmental sources. These sources of variability must be taken into account when making inferences about biological material. Accounting for these sources of variation has led to the development of experimental designs that incorporate blocking, covariates and repeated measures. Appropriate techniques for analysis - of data from these designs and others are covered in the book.
