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Steve, Unfortunately it's not always easy to tell if something has been hybridized. Sometimes it will be indicated on the tag, but often one must do some research to discover the true genetic lineage of a plant. For instance, /Rhododendron /'Red Whisk' is an Aromi hybrid azalea with /R. arbo

Re: stats question: binomial CI, finite population

My 2 cents, The data being modeled here is neither normally distributed, nor binomially distributed, but rather is hypergeometric. If you use normal or binomial CI then for some specified level of confidence you will always be able to generate non-sensible CI's (e.g. the probability of observing

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Re: stats question: binomial CI, finite population

Sue, Phil, et al., The essential part of Sue's concern is that, given that she observed 50% of the total population, the typical standard error for the estimated proportion is too large. If you observe that much of the population, you should be more "confident" in your estimate of the proportio

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In addition to being an associate professor, I also run a small landscape design business. Although I specialize in using native plants, it is almost impossible to create an attractive landscape using just native plants. Bear in mind that when I say "attractive", I mean in the sense of what a

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Re: stats question: binomial CI, finite population

Dear Suzanne and interested others, The latest best practice I've run across is the Wilson method using Yates' continuity correction. It is formally described and advocated in the following articles: Newcombe R.G. (1998) Two-Sided Confidence Intervals for the Single Proportion: Comparison of

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