132 Lack of Randomization and Its Impact on Statistical Power and Validity of Statistical Analyses
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab054.124
Abstract: Allocation of treatments to experimental units (EUs) is done at random. In the presence of a concomitant variable (e.g., initial body weight; iBW), one strategy is to block WUs into iBW groups. However, in some… read more here.
Keywords: crd; ibw; impact; statistical power ... See more keywords
Genetic parameters for body weight from birth to calving and associations between weights with test-day, health, and female fertility traits.
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DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13835
Abstract: A data set including 57,868 records for calf birth weight (CABW) and 9,462 records for weight at first insemination (IBW) were used for the estimation of direct and maternal genetic effects in Holstein Friesian dairy… read more here.
Keywords: cabw ibw; ibw; health; maternal genetic ... See more keywords