Assessing the statistical training in animal science graduate programs in the United States: survey on statistical training.

ABSTRACT: Statistical analysis of data and understanding of experimental design are critical skills needed by animal science graduate students (ASGS). These skills are even more valuable with the increased development of high-throughput technologies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the perceived statistical training of U.S. ASGS. A survey with 38 questions was shared across U.S. universities, and 416 eligible ASGS from 43 universities participated in this study. The survey included questions on the demographics and overall training, graduate education on statistics, and self-assessment on statistics and career path of ASGS. Several analyses were performed: relationship between perceived received education (PRE; i.e., how ASGS evaluated their graduate education in statistics) and perceive

SUBMITTER: Serao NVL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8280918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature