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    • Statistics and Computing

    Presenting Results with Integrity: Designing a Good Table

    Effective table design is crucial for data presentation. This blog covers styling, alignment, error reporting and organisation techniques...
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    • ASReml, Plant/Agronomy, Statistics and Computing

    Bringing Flexibility to Linear Mixed Models Using the Conditional Factor, ‘at()’

    Explore the power of ASReml's at() statement in analysing complex tree breeding trials. This conditional factor creates flexibility...
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    • Statistics and Computing

    Transforming Data for Valid Statistical Analysis: Counts, Percentages and Proportions

    Exploring why and how to transform count, percentage, and proportion data to meet statistical analysis assumptions. This article...
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    • Statistics and Computing

    Presenting Results with Integrity: Designing a Good Graph

    A good graph can illuminate patterns in data while a poor one can distort findings or obscure critical...
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    • Statistics and Computing

    BEYOND THE P-VALUE – Statistical Significance vs Practical Significance

    Statistical significance alone doesn't guarantee real-world importance, as tiny effects can yield impressive p-values without meaningful impact. When...
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    • Genstat, Statistics and Computing

    How to Analyse Censored Data with Genstat

    Censoring is a common problem faced when analysing experimental data. It occurs during data collection when measurements cannot...
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    • Genstat, Plant/Agronomy

    Turning Agronomic Complexity into Actionable Insights for Diverse Audiences

    Large-scale agronomic research often requires combining and synthesising results from a series of field trials. However, one of...
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    Why I’m Not Keen on Hypothesis tests for Normality and Homogeneity of Variance
    • Statistics and Computing

    Beyond The P-Value

    Why I’m Not Keen on Hypothesis tests for Normality and Homogeneity of Variance. Common analysis methods like ANOVA,...
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    • News

    Honouring David Baird: Recipient of the Jean Thompson Award for Lifetime Contribution to Statistics

    VSNi is proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our consultant, David Baird, who has been honoured with...
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    • ASReml

    A Snippet for Error Handling in R: 
An Example with ASReml-R

    Let’s dig a bit on this topic within R by having a look at a simple example showing...
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    • Case Studies

    Rapid Cooking Bean Project – Accelerating Biofortified Bean Breeding with ASReml-R

    Beans have long been a cornerstone of East African diets, providing nearly 25% of daily protein intake for...
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