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STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION AN D ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
 INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL RESULTS is based on
internationally accepted rules:

 The Computed F value is declared as significant, not significant,

highly significant

Statistical Sign Statistical Description IMPLICATION/Interp

interpretation/RE
REFERENCES: retation
SULT
1. STATISTICS AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH by Robert Mullen,
Not significant ns The result is not The various
Soil Fertility Specialist, Ohio State University Extension, Ed Lentz,
treatments failed to
significant if the
Extension Educator, Seneca County, Ohio State University Extension
computed F-value is is show any real
and Greg Labarge, Extension Educator, Fulton County, Ohio State
difference. The
lower than the tabular
University ExteeithDiedrick, Research Assistant means are
value at 5% level
2. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Statistics arithmetically
3. Gregorio G. et al. Research Methods and Technical Writing
different but are
4. Gomez and Kwanchai: Experimental Procedures of Agricultural
statistically the same.
Research
Significant * The result is The difference

SIGNIFICANT if the between a pair or

computed F-value more of treatment
equal or larger than means is significant

the tabular F value at at this level.
5% but lower at 1% SIGNIFICANT

level of significance DIFFERENCE means
REAL DIFFERENCE.
Highly Significant ** The result is said to be At least a pair of

highly significant when treatment means

the computed F value differ from each other
is equal or larger than at this level.
the tabular F value

at1% level of
REFERENCES: significance


1. STATISTICS AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH by Robert Mullen,

Soil Fertility Specialist, Ohio State University Extension, Ed Lentz,
Extension Educator, Seneca County, Ohio State University Extension

and Greg Labarge, Extension Educator, Fulton County, Ohio State
University ExteeithDiedrick, Research Assistant

2. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Statistics
3. Gregorio G. et al. Research Methods and Technical Writing
4. Gomez and Kwanchai: Experimental Procedures of Agricultural

Research