Elements of Statistics for Agriculture and Forestry

Elements of Statistics for Agriculture and Forestry

by K.S. Bangarwa, B.K. Hooda, Ekta Hooda
 
  • ISBN: 9789353870485
  • Binding: Hardbound
  • Year: 2021
  • Language: English
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This book covers a wide range of topics in statistical methods with useful illustrations through agricultural and forestry data. It also provides a section on objective type questions along with their answer key to help students preparing for competitive examinations in state PSCs, UPSC, ASRB, interviews, etc. True/False, fill in the blanks and MCQs have been provided to inculcate a deep understanding of the statistical concepts. A sufficient number of solved examples have been provided in each chapter for possible applications of statistical tools in agriculture and forestry research. Basic concepts in this book have been presented in a lucid and understandable manner. It is expected to bridge the gap between consulting statisticians and researchers from agriculture and forestry disciplines. Besides having long experience in Agriculture and Forestry, the senior authors of the book have utilized the practical aspects of Statistics in experiments of Agriculture and Forestry. Therefore, the entire book has been prepared by the combinations of authors having a thorough understanding of basic and applied aspects of Statistics to make the book more useful for students and faculty in Agriculture and Forestry. This book is the outcome of long-term experience of teaching and practical field experience of the authors and is expected to cover courses taught to UG and PG students in agriculture and forestry degrees in Indian universities.

Dr. K.S. Bangarwa ICAR-Emerutus Professor Department of Forestry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar - 125004 India

Dr. B.K. Hooda Professor of Statistics. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar 125004 India

Dr. Ekta Hooda Former Ph.D. Student of Statistics Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar 125004 India

 Introduction to Statistics..................................................................1
2. Frequency Distributions and Data Representation.....................9
3. Measures of Location......................................................................23
4. Measures of Variation....................................................................41
5. Probability and Probability Distributions....................................57
6. Testing of Hypotheses.....................................................................81
7. Correlation and Regression Analysis.........................................107
8. Design of Experiments..................................................................131
9. Non-Parametric Tests...................................................................169
10. Multivariate Analysis and Its Application...............................185