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Appropriate transformation for the population counts of citrus green scale, Coccus viridis (Green) (Coccidae, Homoptera)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

P. L. Tandon  and
G. K. Veeresh
P. L. Tandon
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India-560089
G. K. Veeresh
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India-560089
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Abstract

Six transformations viz., , log[log (x + 2)] and log[log (x + k )] were tested for their efficiency in stabilizing variance of Coccus viridis (Green) population counts which followed negative binomial distribution. Only log[log(x + 2)] transformation was found effective in stabilizing variance. This is a new transformation proposed by the authors.

Résumé

Six transformations, á savoir, , log[log(x + 2)], et log[log(x + k)] ont été essayées pour leur efficacité concernant la stabilisation de variance des comptes de populations de Coccus viridis (Green), lequeles ont suivis une distributions binomiale negative. Seule la transformation log[log(x + 2)] s'est trouvée comme efficace pour stabiliser variance. C'est une nouvelle transformation proposée par les auteurs présents.

Keywords

TransformationsvarianceCoccus viridisnegative binomial distributionTransformationsvarianceCoccus viridisdistribution binomiale negative
Type
Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 1987 , pp. 255 - 257
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1987

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