Variables:
This data frame contains the following columns:
- n
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The total number of shoots in each plot.
- r
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The number of diseased shoots.
- x
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The number of pieces of the stems, out of 50, planted in each plot.
- var
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A factor indicating the variety of sugar-cane in each plot.
- block
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A factor for the blocks.
Details
The aim of the experiment was to classify the varieties into resistant, intermediate and susceptible to a disease called "coal of sugar-cane" (carvao da cana-de-acucar). This is a disease that is common in sugar-cane plantations in certain areas of Brazil.
For each plot, fifty pieces of sugar-cane stem were put in a solution containing the disease agent and then some were planted in the plot. After a fixed period of time, the total number of shoots and the number of diseased shoots were recorded.