Lunar Planting...does it work?

[zazen999]

Ok, I couldn't find the weights for GV and GW.

For GC v GX and GE v GZ there's no difference in final weights, but I may have analysed them with the wrong test.

Yes there is!

I think you are reading the whole test wrong.

Moon - GC final weights = 103, 121, 128, 102, 138 g
non-moon - GX final weights = 133, 90, 56, 71, 103 g

Moon - GE final weights = 166, 256, 151, 196, 144 g
non-moon - Gz final weights = 89, 129, 29, 192, 186 g

A patent difference!

[Capsid]

Yes there is!

I think you are reading the whole test wrong.

Moon - GC final weights = 103, 121, 128, 102, 138 g
non-moon - GX final weights = 133, 90, 56, 71, 103 g

Moon - GE final weights = 166, 256, 151, 196, 144 g
non-moon - Gz final weights = 89, 129, 29, 192, 186 g

A patent difference!

They may look different but there are statistical measures that can be done to test the probability that the figures are different from each other or not. It depends on the spread of the numbers and how much they overlap (which is quite a bit).

As I said may have run the wrong test. I know a statistician though.

[zazen999]

Weight the clove

Weight the resulting garlic

Calculate the increase in weight as a percentage of the inital weight.

Increases are

moon
Results - 223, 440, 1479, 2954 % Increase in weight from the clove to the final

Non-moon
Results - 169, 382, 1264, 1386 % increase in weight from the clove to the final

These trials were done with varying sowing and cropping times, all 6 months in the soil, and with 5 cloves per trial.

You can run as many tests but the raw data is there on the blog; if you can show that the non moon is better or as good as the moon - then I'd like to see what actual test you are running.

I included photos for your delectation to show the resulting 5 garlics each time - and you can see the difference in them as well as the weights.

[Capsid]

The test I ran was Student's t-test.

[zazen999]

But what did you plot against what?

[Capsid]

But what did you plot against what?

GC v GX and GE v GZ final weights.

[zazen999]

You have to do the percentage increase in weight - not the final weight though....

[Capsid]

You have to do the percentage increase in weight - not the final weight though....

Yes, maybe. But you need to analyse the raw weights of the individual cloves to get the range of values. If there is a large range of weights then there will be a lot of overlap between the moon and non-moon values. This is what the statistics can test.

I think there are better tests to run that can compare the two groups and their percentage increases but I'm not an expert on that and need to ask my colleague.

I'm pleased that you have done a proper test that can be analysed with statistical tests.