What has wikipedia to say about ? In probability and statistics, the quantile function, associated with a probability distribution of a random variable, specifies the value of the random variable such that the probability of the variable being less than or equal to that value equals the given probability.
Background Correlation study is one of the most extensively yet not fully appreciated topic. It forms the backbone of several other inferential studies. Path analysis, on a similar note, is a derived technique that explains directed dependencies among a set of variables.
Here are the links to lecture notes that I prepared for tutoring preparation classes of Agricultural Economics. Download by clicking on the links below:
Introduction to agricultural economics, demand and supply, market competition and price Agribusiness: Introduction, scope and importance Prime minister agriculture modernization project PMAMP program profile as of 2075-76 Poverty and food security Primary and secondary data OVOP and ODOP program Cooperatives and status in Nepal Crop cutting
Private lives of wheat Wheat are romantics! Hopeless romantics – not hapless by any means, though. 😄
It is the sesaon of dancing Wheat. Beginning with contacting the soil first this November and since then, wheat has been challenging. Challenging the sod early on, micromanging the cosm surrounding the biosphere, mobilizing all it could get from pretty much listless ground.
Context Table 1: Seed growth rate of common cultivated crop species Crop Number of cultivars Seed growth rate_mean (mg per seed per day) Seed growth rate_range (mg per seed per day) Effective filling period_mean (day) Effective filling period_range (day) Maximum size_mean (mg per seed) Maximum size_range (mg per seed) Cereals: Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.
Context Out of crops raised for their seed/grains (listed under 35 species, by FAO; FAOSTAT, 2014), only 22 species are produced in substantial amounts. Species of graminae and leguminosae families alone account for about 85 percent of the total grain production.
Background Colorimetry is a fascinating topic to discuss. In conjunction with the patterns of a natural world (See this awesome video about fibonacci numbers and plants), colors could have mesmerizing feels. In this post and the follow-up article, we will discuss in details about colorimetric features of a universe made of plants, in particular, which are cultivated/adopted and have edible human values – the agricultural crops.
Introduction There are a great deal of influencers along the chain of generating finished seed material from a produce offered by farmers. As we discussed earlier in this post, the process takes on a fairly complex pathway while certification and processing requirements are being met.
The problem Seed business is a multifaceted undertake. Although most businesses suffer strong feedback effects, seed business are more markedly left with those than most others. Let us refer to a simple case description to recapitulate just how pronounced it can be, and we are talking about the success in a long term venture.