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    • Genstat, Statistics and Computing

    Overcoming the Complexity of Modelling Spatial Variation

    Agricultural variety trials are expensive undertakings, costing significant time and resources. Maximising the return on this investment hinges...
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    • ASReml, Plant/Agronomy

    Why Ignoring Spatial Trends in Field Trial Analyses Could Be Costing You?

    Field trials are the backbone of agricultural and forestry research, providing crucial data for evaluating new varieties, fertilizers,...
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    • ASReml

    Competitive Genetics: Exploring the impact of direct and indirect genetic effects in tree breeding

    Imagine a group of caged animals where everyone has it’s own set of abilities to acquire food. Among...
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    • Genstat

    A Journey with Genstat: A Conversation with Mewa S. Dhanoa

    Statistical tools and methods have evolved significantly over time, making it possible to analyse increasingly large and complex...
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    • ASReml

    Parental versus Animal Model: What is the difference and how do we choose?

    In plant and animal breeding it is important to carefully choose the statistical model to analyze our data,...
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    • Genstat, News

    Do Mice Matter? The Impact of Mice on New Zealand Ecosanctuaries

    The introduction of exotic mammals like rats, possums, ferrets, and mice has had a devastating impact on New...
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    • Genstat

    Data, data everywhere…but is it helping your analytics?

    When offered the opportunity to lead VSNi into its next phase I leapt at the challenge. Having spent...
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    • ASReml, CycDesigN

    The threat of p-value hacking to the integrity of plant and animal breeding

    P-values have become an indispensable tool in statistical inference, playing a crucial role in plant and animal breeding...
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    • CycDesigN

    A preview of the New Edition of “Experimental Design and Analysis for Tree Improvement”

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    • ASReml, Statistics and Computing

    Genetic correlations, what are they, and why do we need them?

    Linear mixed models enable breeders to estimate genetic correlations between traits (Type A) and environments (Type B). Type...
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    • Genstat, Statistics and Computing

    Are you linked or transformed? Data transformation vs links in Generalized Linear Models

    Data transformation and GLM are methods used to address the problem of data not conforming to assumptions required...
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