Statistical aspects of aquaculture research: sample sizes for pond experiments

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Smart, T. S., Riley, J. and Edwards, P. 1998. Statistical aspects of aquaculture research: sample sizes for pond experiments. Aquaculture Research. 29 (5), pp. 373-379. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.1998.tb01143.x

AuthorsSmart, T. S., Riley, J. and Edwards, P.
Abstract

The present paper illustrates the need for greater pond replication in pond experiments. It demonstrates that increasing the number of fish sampled in each pond will not reduce the number of ponds needed when treatment effects are estimated. Sampling bias, skew distributions and heterogeneous fish populations are discussed in relation to fish sample sizes. When it is impossible to increase the number of replicate ponds, several methods of accounting for the pond variability are suggested.

KeywordsFisheries
Year of Publication1998
JournalAquaculture Research
Journal citation29 (5), pp. 373-379
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.1998.tb01143.x
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Funder project or code207
445
Project: 141321
ISSN1355557X
PublisherWiley

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