Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

First-generation transgenic plants and statistics

  • Reviews
  • Published:
Plant Molecular Biology Reporter Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The statistical analyses of populations of first-generation transgenic plants are commonly based on mean and variance and generally require a test of normality. Since in many cases the assumptions of normality are not met, analyses can result in erroneous conclusions. Transformation of data to normality, the use of other distributions, or distribution-free statistical tests should then be used to obtain valid conclusions from these populations.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

GUS:

β-glucuronidase

References

  • Bain, L.J., and M. Engelhardt. 1989.Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics. PWS-Kent Publishing Co, Boston.

    Google Scholar 

  • Conover, W.J. 1980.Practical Nonparametric Statistics, 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Efron, B. 1982.The Jackknife, the Bootstrap and Other Resampling Plans. Soc. Indust. Appl. Math., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Google Scholar 

  • Haaland, P.D. 1989.Experimental Design in Biotechnology, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hall, P. 1992.The Bootstrap and Edgeworth Expansion. Springer Verlag, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hollander, M., and D.A. Wolfe. 1973.Nonparametric Statistical Methods. John Wiley & Sons, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jarque, C.M., and A.K. Bera. 1987. A test for normality of observations and regression residuals. Int. Stat. Rev. 55:163–172.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • McCullagh, P., and J.A. Nelder. 1989.Generalized Linear Models, 2nd Ed. Chapman and Hall, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Neave, H.R., and P.L. Worthington. 1988.Distribution-free Tests. Unwin Hyman, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Parker, R.E. 1979.Introductory Statistics for Biology. Edward Arnold, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sokal, R.R. and F.J. Rohlf. 1981.Biometry, 2nd Ed. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sprent, P. 1989.Applied Nonparametric Statistical Methods. Chapman and Hall, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Steel, R.G.D., and J.H. Torrie. 1980.Principles and Procedures of Statistics. A Biometrical Approach. McGraw-Hill Kogakusha, Tokyo.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Molecular Biology, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Jan-Peter Nap

  2. Population Biology Centre for Plant Breeding and Reproduction Research (CPRO-DLO), P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Paul Keizer & Ritsert Jansen

Authors
  1. Jan-Peter Nap
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Paul Keizer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ritsert Jansen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Nap, JP., Keizer, P. & Jansen, R. First-generation transgenic plants and statistics. Plant Mol Biol Rep 11, 156–164 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02670473

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02670473

Key Words

Search

Navigation