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Growth Analysis Formulae ‐ Their Use and Abuse 1
Author(s) -
Radford P. J.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1967.0011183x000700030001x
Subject(s) - trace (psycholinguistics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , biology , econometrics , mathematics , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence
The ‘Growth Analysis’ formulae in most common use are derived and all the necessary assumptions involved in their derivation are explained. The dangers of the indiscriminate use of these formulae are highlighted and recommendations are given on the selection of appropriate ones in a given situation. A distinction is made between the traditional technique which involves the calculation of mean growth rates etc. over time periods and an alternative approach which enables a continuous trace of changes with time to be made. The relative merits of both methods are discussed.