Table 3
Simplified table representing the identification key of possible analytical methods (Gomez and Gomez, 1984; Siegel and Castellan Jr, 1988; Cady, 1991; Federer, 1999; De’ath, 2002; Baayen et al., 2008; Zuur et al., 200; 9; Dagnelie, 2012; Payne, 2015) based on three generic experimental questions (column 1). This table does not enable one to answer agronomic questions on a case-by-case basis, but it does provide guidance and access to the main families of data analysis whenever possible. It is read from left to right. The user chooses at each step the line that corresponds to a given experimental situation. The proposed analyses can be undertaken only after having verified that the data meet their validity conditions. A good use of this table begins with the identification of the experiment’s statistical terms: factors, modalities, measurement scale, blocks, control.
Objective | Key 1 | Key 2 | Main families |
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Compare groups or systems | 1 factor | 2 groups / modalities | Comparison tests of 2 samples −According to scale of measurement and size |
>2 groups / modalities | Comparison tests of more than two samples − According to scale of measurement and size | ||
>1 factor | No blocks | Model, multi-factor ANOVA type | |
Blocks | Mixed models | ||
Follow an evolution over time | Time factor only | No control | Graphics only (confounding effect with weather effect) |
Control | Quantitative measurements --> Longitudinal models |
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Qualitative measurements --> Longitudinal models --> Proportional tests |
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>1 factor | Quantitative measurements | Longitudinal models | |
Qualitative measurements | Longitudinal models Proportional test |
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Study the relationships between variables / indicators | No causal link | 2 variables | Quantitative & ordinal measurements --> Correlation tests Nominal measurements --> Contingency coefficients --> Correspondence Analysis |
>2 variables | Concordance test Multi-factorial analyses |
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Causal link | 2 variables | Quantitative measurements --> Regression |
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Qualitative measurements --> Proportion comparisons (chi2) − --> Correspondence Analysis |
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Mixed measurement scales --> Sample comparisons |
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-->2 variables | Quantitative measurements --> Multiple regression --> Principal Component Analysis |
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Qualitative measurements --> Discriminant analyses --> Multiple correspondance analysis |
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Mixed measurement scales --> Model to specify --> Mixed Factor Analysis |
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