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Replicate and randomize, or lie
Author(s) -
Webster R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.954
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1462-2920
pISSN - 1462-2912
DOI - 10.1111/1462-2920.13533
Subject(s) - replicate , biology , replication (statistics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , selection bias , computational biology , confidence interval , evolutionary biology , statistics , computer science , artificial intelligence , virology , mathematics
Summary Biological populations are naturally variable. Investigators need to replicate observations to estimate their characteristics. They must also randomize selection to estimate those characteristics without bias and with known confidence. Both replication and randomization are necessary.