Analytical considerations for study design

Barry R. Noon; William M. Block

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Analytical considerations for study design

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Barry R. Noon, William M. Block

Year:

1990

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Morrison, M. L.; Ralph, C. J.; Verner, J.; Jehl, J. R., eds. Avian Foraging: Theory, Methodology, and Applications. Studies in Avian Biology. 13: 126-133.

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Abstract

Studies of the foraging behaviors of birds have been largely descriptive and comparative. One might then expect studies with similar objectives to have similar study designs but that is not the case. Papers in this symposium that focused specifically on study design contain a diversity of biological perspectives. Similarly, there is no accord among statisticians on experimental design and data analysis of multivariable systems. Further, biological and statistical considerations in study design are not always in agreement.

Citation

Noon, Barry R.; Block, William M. 1990. Analytical considerations for study design. In: Morrison, M. L.; Ralph, C. J.; Verner, J.; Jehl, J. R., eds. Avian Foraging: Theory, Methodology, and Applications. Studies in Avian Biology. 13: 126-133.