An entomologist guide to demystify pseudoreplication: Data analysis of field studies with design constraints

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-298

  Chaves, Luis Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Anopheles nuneztovari; Bootstrap; Culex quinquefasciatus; Data analysis; Linear mixed effects model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CULEX; ECOLOGY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOSTATISTICS; CULEX; ECOLOGY; ENTOMOLOGY; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

ANOPHELES NUNEZTOVARI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77951990536     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09250     Document Type: Article

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