Variation in moisture, total sugar, and carotene content of Japanese carrots: Use in sample size determination

Συγγραφείς:
Tsukakoshi, Yoshiki
Naito, Shigehiro
Ishida, Nobuaki
Yasui, Akemi
Τύπος: Journal Article
'Ετος δημοσίευσης: 2009
Πηγή: USDA
Συλλογή από: AGRIS
Θέμα:
cooperatives
farmers
Περιγραφή:Variation in the composition of carrots by season, region, and individual samples was studied to design an efficient multi-stage sampling plan and evaluate its precision in terms of effective sample size. One hundred and twenty carrot samples were collected in an unbalanced four-level nested design. The four levels consisted of four seasons, seven prefectures within the Japanese archipelago, two agricultural cooperatives, and two farmers. The moisture, total sugar, and α- and β-carotene contents of the carrots were determined, and the results were evaluated using a random effects model. Based on the average of the four seasonal collections, 24% of the total variation in carrot composition was found to be attributable to seasonal change, 46% to region, 24% to farmer, and 6% to individual samples. The precision of several sampling scenarios was simulated to quantitatively demonstrate how much composite samples improved the representativeness of the data.
 

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