Is there a classification scheme for rock cavities or caverns with respect to their size and shape?

The range of forms and sizes of cavities in rock is very big. Is there a classification scheme for rock cavities regarding their size and shape?

02 March 2021 4,511 3 View

Cloudy/high background western blot - can anyone help me?

Hi everyone! I try to detect VDR protein (~48 kDa) using Western Blot. After SDS-PAGE using 10% MP TGX Stain-Free Gel from BioRad I transferred the protein onto an metOH activated PVDF membrane...

23 February 2021 6,266 3 View

Which variables can be used to increase/decrease the grain size of czochralski-grown polycrystalline silicon?

Which variables (such as pull speed, melt temperature, annealing temperature/duration, cooling rate, etc.) affect the grain size of czochralski-grown polycrystalline silicon? In what direction...

10 January 2021 2,204 6 View

How do I justify the use of fish scales to synthesize a nano filter?

Good day. I am doing a studu on the use of fish scales to create a nano filter. This is aimed at potentially solving the face mask problem brought about the pandemic. This is what I know so...

09 January 2021 8,907 5 View

Calculating Intercoder Reliability for 3 coders with 7 categories across 6 texts?

How would you calculate inter-coder reliability (Kappa coefficient?) for the following scenario: 6 texts coded across 7 categories (codes) by 3 coders?

23 December 2020 2,324 3 View

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10 October 2020 3,407 2 View

Do you agree that one of the advantages of the Boundary Element Method is that it easily addresses Incompressible Materials (Poisson's Ratio = 0.50)?

When modeling incompressible materials via the Finite Element Method (FEM), typically the plane formulation that is displacement based fails when Poission's Ratio = 0.50, which is a standard...

08 October 2020 7,058 1 View

Recommended analysis for an ANCOVA-like problem with binary variables for dependent variable and covariate?

What is your recommended analysis for the following problem: I have 3 (treatment) groups and a non-randomized pre-post design. I want analyze the effects of the groups on the follow-up measure,...

28 September 2020 5,890 4 View

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18 August 2020 3,955 11 View

Are there any test methods for butterflies or other arthropod pollinator besides bees?

In the current EFSA Guidance on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees) related to the Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 valid test methods...

26 March 2020 1,178 1 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

Hiiiii everyone! I have an enquiry on statistical analysis. I was looking for many forum and it's still cannot solve my problem. I want to compare means of two groups of data but only with two...

03 March 2021 8,796 3 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

VIF very high, but correlation is low and coefficient is significant. Which one whould I choose?

Hello. I have a question whether if my coefficients (statistically significant) would be valid when VIFs are really high. In my model, there are independent variables(IV), moderating variables...

26 February 2021 956 13 View

Data Analysis K-S and S-W tests?

Hello, I have conducted analysis where the K-W and S-W have come out as p

25 February 2021 9,648 3 View

Statistics: include groups of respondents made by one person for analysis?

Good morning, I could not find literature about this so I am asking. I am organizing data for a questionnaire (N=100) that foresees some personal questions like level of education. For the aim...

25 February 2021 2,090 4 View

Which is the best software or programming language (user friendly) for analysing data?

I have a basic knowledge on Python, R and MATLAB in analysing data. Among those, which is the best and user friendly? Which one should I learn deeply to analyse data?N:B: I want to learn data...

20 February 2021 3,950 15 View

Is the box plot of climatic indices better illustrate from daily data or annual data?

Hello, I hope you have a good time. I work on a research project about temperature indices. Due to the high number of indices, I only work on tables and maps on an annual time scale. In other...

19 February 2021 9,742 2 View

ANCOVA controlling baseline in RCT - how to perform power analysis and sample size estimation?

Hi, I have a simple question. I am hoping to perform a power analysis/sample size estimation for an RCT. We will be controlling for baseline symptoms, and using post-treatment or change scores as...

19 February 2021 2,648 23 View

How to find if Qualitative and Quantitative (discrete) variables have a relation?

I'm going to do a brief research about the dependance between the number of cases of Covid-19 and sex( male/female) . One of the requierements is to use inferential statistics to test the...

18 February 2021 7,092 11 View

Algorithms to filter corrective max and min from a set of data?

I've got this 5 year Direct Normal Irradiance data I downloaded from https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/. I ordered this by year and by every 24 hours because I need the DNI curve by max in summer, min...

17 February 2021 2,777 5 View