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agricolae vs StatVeda

agricolae is the most cited R package for agronomic experimental designs. StatVeda is a browser tool with the same family of designs. Both use textbook formulas; both produce numerically equivalent ANOVA tables for CRD, RBD, factorial, split-plot and Latin square (verified to four significant figures or better in src/cross-check/fixtures/ on the FAO and Montgomery datasets).

Open the Factorial RBD calculator

agricolae's coverage

agricolae covers design generation (design.crd, design.rbd, design.lsd, design.split, design.lattice, design.alpha, design.dau, design.bib) and analysis (HSD.test, LSD.test, duncan.test, scheffe.test, AMMI, stability.par, comb.analysis). It is a comprehensive package but requires R, RStudio, and basic familiarity with R syntax. The package's reference manual on CRAN is the authoritative guide.

Reproducing agricolae output in browser

StatVeda's CRD, RBD, factorial RBD, Latin square, split-plot, alpha lattice and balanced lattice all return the same SS, df, MS, F, and p-values as agricolae's equivalent functions. The cross-check harness at src/cross-check/run.ts confirms agreement on textbook fixtures (FAO, Montgomery, R PlantGrowth, R InsectSprays) to better than 1e-3 on standard outputs. For Tukey HSD, DMRT and LSD post-hoc, the letter groupings match agricolae's HSD.test, duncan.test and LSD.test.

When you still want R

Use R when the analysis is not in StatVeda's tool list, when you need to script a multi-trial pipeline, or when your archive policy requires a versioned R script as the audit trail. For one-off classical designs, the browser path is faster.

Open the Factorial RBD calculator

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