Tipburn is a widespread physiological disorder of cabbage and
lettuce, caused by calcium deficiency. Symptoms of tipburn are
necrosis on margins of outer and inner head leaves in lettuce,
whereas in cabbage it is only on margins of inner leaves. Tipburn
on outer leaves may develop early, but symptoms remain...
Statisticians often focus on sampling or experimental design and data analysis while paying less attention to how the response is measured. However, the ideas of statistics may be applied to measurement problems with fruitful results. By examining the errors of measured responses, we may gain insight into the limitations of...