Sample size to estimate the Pearson correlation coefficient among characters of castor bean

Authors

  • Alberto Cargnelutti Filho Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Sidinei José Lopes Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Betânia Brum Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Marcos Toebe Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Tatiani Reis da Silveira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Gabriele Casarotto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n3p953

Keywords:

Ricinus communis L., Experimental planning, Bootstrap resampling, Sample dimensioning, Experimental precision.

Abstract

In the study of linear relationships, it is important to define correctly the sample size, to estimate the Pearson correlation coefficient among pairs of characters, with acceptable reliability. The aim of this research was to determine the sample size (number of plants) to estimate the Pearson correlation coefficient among 21 characters of castor bean. It was evaluated 41 and 55 plants of the Sara and Lyra hybrids, respectively, regarding to the characters of seed, seedling, adult plant and yield in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, in the agriculture year of 2007/2008. It was calculated the sample size through bootstrap resampling, to estimate the Pearson correlation coefficient, for the amplitudes of the bootstrap confidence interval 95% equal to 0.20, 0.35 and 0.50, for each of 210 pairs of characters. Regardless of the castor bean hybrids, 96 plants are sufficient to estimate the Pearson correlation coefficient, to the amplitude of the bootstrap confidence interval 95%, maximum of the 0.52.

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Author Biographies

Alberto Cargnelutti Filho, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engenheiro Agrônomo, Prof. Dr. do Deptº de Fitotecnia/CCR, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS.

Sidinei José Lopes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engenheiro Agrônomo, Prof. Dr. do Deptº de Fitotecnia/CCR, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS.

Betânia Brum, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engª Agrª, Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia da UFSM.

Marcos Toebe, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engenheiro Agrônomo, Discente de Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia da UFSM.

Tatiani Reis da Silveira, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engenheira Agrônoma, Discente de Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia da UFSM.

Gabriele Casarotto, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engenheira Agrônoma, Discente de Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia da UFSM.

Published

2012-06-28

How to Cite

Cargnelutti Filho, A., Lopes, S. J., Brum, B., Toebe, M., Silveira, T. R. da, & Casarotto, G. (2012). Sample size to estimate the Pearson correlation coefficient among characters of castor bean. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 33(3), 953–962. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n3p953

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