Introduction to Experimental Design Training session with Dr Helen Brown, Senior Statistician, at The Roslin Institute, January 2016. *********************************************** These training sessions were given to staff and research students at the Roslin Institute. The material is also used for the Animal Biosciences MSc course taught at the Institute. *********************************************** *Recommended YouTube playback settings for the best viewing experience: 1080p HD ************************************************ Content: Main points -Think ahead to reporting results
-Obtaining statistical significance ---Think about expected method of analysis ---Calculate appropriate sample size
-Consider potential biases and how to avoid them ---Stratification ---Randomisation ---Blinding
-Generalising the results ---What is the sampling unit ?
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