Assigned readings

Note: Hot links are to open access papers. Some may be available only through ISU library, which will require your computer to be on the campus network or virtually there via a VPN connection.

• 16 Apr: Assigned reading from the text, West et al., Linear Mixed Models:
  Philosophy on baseline values: section 7.11.3
  Repeated measures (dental veneer example): Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 except omit section 7.3.2.2 (hierarchical specification)
  Skim appropriate code information in section 7.4
• Apr 13: Skim Murtaugh 2007 Simplicity and Complexity
• Mar 27: Assigned reading from the text, West et al., Linear Mixed Models:
  Chapter 1, focus on types of data in section 1.1. Skim section 1.2
  Section 2.1, again focusing on types of data
  Section 3.2.1, description of the rat pup dataset.
  Look at the figures in Section 3.2.2, data summary
• Feb 14:
  • Blocking Part of the chapter on blocking in Oehlert's Design text.
• Feb 3:
  • Variance components, Smart et al 1998 Paper on the Statistical aspects of aquaculture research: sample sizes for pond experiments. Focus on pages 374 and 375.
• Jan 25:
  • Pearce 1992 Data analysis in agricultural experimentation. I Contrasts of interest. Introduction to contrasts, quite general examples.
    Skip over the computational details: That's for computers now.
  • Or: Abdi and Williams 2010.
    Focus on the psychological study in section 2.5. Skim 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4. Ignore the rest.
  • Or: Statistical Sleuth, section 6.2.
• Jan 18:
  • Introduction to sample size determination: Charan and Kantharia 2013
  • Interpretation and reporting of sample size computations. Focuses on the power approach Schulz and Grimes 2005 Ignore the details of the computations; they are for proportions not means.
  • SKIM: One set of guidelines from the University of Vermont Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Naud, undated The example texts for reporting the sample size determination are especially complete.