Tender Opportunity: Statistical analysis and interpretation of Plant Response Test performance data
Posted: 3 April, 2025. Written by Jackie Robinson
The Research Hub is seeking a qualified contractor to undertake a project entitled “Statistical analysis and interpretation of performance data from the UK Tomato Plant Response Test and German Spring Barley Test on CCS Compost.”
The project aims to
- Compare the performance of the spring barley PRT with the tomato PRT on CCS composts with a view to adding the spring barley PRT in future versions of PAS100.
- Use the spring barley PRT results and compost sample characterisation analysis to better understand tomato PRT performance/failures.
This work will involve
- Obtaining the 110+ datasets from the CCS database with corresponding spring barley results.
- Carrying out statistical analysis on the above data to address research questions. The dataset will require statistical analysis (including linear regression analysis) to address most research questions. Competency in Bayesian statistics and/or multivariate mixed models maybe required to address more challenging research questions given the nature of the expected dataset and the number of measured compost characterisation parameters.
For full project details, refer to the Tender Invitation Document (TID) here.
Questions? Contact Jackie at jackie@recc.org.uk by Wednesday 18th April 2025.
Submission Deadline: 22nd May 2025.
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