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Core: Experimental Design and Research

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How do agricultural scientists design valid, reliable experiments to test management decisions on farms?

Design and analyse a valid and reliable agricultural experiment, identifying variables, controls, replication and the limitations of on-farm research
A focused answer to the HSC Agriculture requirement to design agricultural experiments. Independent, dependent and controlled variables, the control, replication and randomisation, validity and reliability, and how field trials such as fertiliser and variety trials are run in Australia.
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