Research Planning and Data Handling

Compiled By  B Diwakar and D L Oswalt                                                Click here for the PDF file

This Skill Development Series contains following topics.

Introduction

Planning Experiments

• Refinement of Techniques and Selection of Material
• Stating the Objectives
• Selection of Treatments
• Choice of Experimental Design
• Number of Replications

Layingout and Conducting Experiments

• Selecting of an Experimental Site
• Measuring Soil Heterogeneity
• Competiton Effects
• Plot Layout
• Labeling
• Conducting the Experiment

Observing and Collecting Data

• Sampling
• Recording Observations

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

• Data Analysis
• Problem Data
• Missing Plots

Summarizing Results and Report Writing

• Parts of a Report
• Style of Writing

Publishing Results and Technology Transfer

• Organization of a Scientific Paper
• Choosing the Journal
• Technology Transfer

Management Procedures (MP)

MP 1. Preresearch Review and Management

MP 2. Research Plan Checklist

MP 3. Identifying the Number of Replications

MP 4. Conducting Uniformity Trials

MP 5. Controlling Competition Effects

MP 6. Sampling Methods

MP 7. Rounding and Recording Numbers

MP 8. Measurement of Growth Factors

MP 9. Measuring Yield Components

MP 10. Steps in the Analysis of Variances

MP 11. `t' -- Test of Significance

MP 12. Completely Randomized-block Design

MP 13. Randomized Complete-block Design

MP 14. Latin Square Design

MP 15. Factorial Experiment Using RCBD

MP 16. Data Transformation

MP 17. Missing Plot Techniques

References

Evaluation

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