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This vignette shows how to generate a randomized complete block design using both the FielDHub Shiny App and the scripting function RCBD()
from the FielDHub
package.
To launch the app you need to run either
FielDHub::run_app()
or
library(FielDHub) run_app()
Once the app is running, go to Other Designs > Randomized Complete Block Designs (RCBD)
Then, follow the following steps where we show how to generate this kind of design by an example with 24 treatments and 4 reps. We will run this experiment in just one location.
Import entries' list? Choose whether to import a list with entry numbers and names for genotypes or treatments.
If the selection is No
, that means the app is going to generate synthetic data for entries and names of the treatment/genotypes based on the user inputs.
If the selection is Yes
, the entries list must fulfill a specific format and must be a .csv
file. The file must have the single column TREATMENT
, containing a list of unique names that identify each treatment/genotype. Duplicate values are not allowed, all entries must be unique. In the following, we show an example of the entries list format. This example has an entry list with 10 treatments.
TREATMENT <- c(paste0("TRT_", LETTERS[1:10])) df <- data.frame(TREATMENT)
library(knitr) kable(df)
Input the number of treatments in the Input # of Treatments box. Set it to 24
.
Select the number of replications of these treatments with the Input # of Full Reps box. The number of treatments and the number of full reps set the dimensions of the field. Set it to 4
.
Enter the number of locations in Input # of Locations. We will run this experiment over a single location, so set it to 1
.
Select serpentine
or cartesian
in the Plot Order Layout. For this example we will use the default serpentine
layout.
Enter the starting plot number in the Starting Plot Number box. If the experiment has multiple locations, you must enter a comma separated list of numbers the length of the number of locations for the input to be valid. For this case, set it to 101
.
Enter a name for the location of the experiment in the Input Location box. If there are multiple locations, each name must be in a comma separated list. Set it to "FARGO"
.
To ensure that randomizations are consistent across sessions, we can set a random seed in the box labeled random seed. In this example, we will set it to 1237
.
Once we have entered the information for our experiment on the left side panel, click the Run! button to run the design.
After you run a randomized complete block design in FielDHub, there are several ways to display the information contained in the field book.
When you first click the run button on a randomized complete block design, FielDHub displays the Field Layout tab, which shows the entries and their arrangement in the field. In the box below the display, you can change the layout of the field or change the location displayed.
You can also display a heatmap over the field by changing Type of Plot to Heatmap
. To view a heatmap, you must first simulate an experiment over the described field with the Simulate! button. A pop-up window will appear where you can enter what variable you want to simulate along with minimum and maximum values.
The Field Book displays all the information on the experimental design in a table format. It contains the specific plot number and the row and column address of each entry, as well as the corresponding treatment on that plot. This table is searchable, and we can filter the data in relevant columns. If we have simulated data for a heatmap, an additional column for that variable appears in the field book.
FielDHub
function: RCBD()
You can run the same design with a function in the FielDHub package, RCBD()
.
First, you need to load the FielDHub
package typing,
library(FielDHub)
Then, you can enter the information describing the above design like this:
rcbd <- RCBD( t = 24, reps = 4, l = 1, plotNumber = 101, locationNames = "FARGO", seed = 1237 )
RCBD()
aboveThe description for the inputs that we used to generate the design,
t = 24
is the number of treatments.reps = 4
is the number of replications for each treatment.l = 1
is the number of locations.plotNumber = 101
is the starting plot number.locationNames = "FARGO"
is an optional name for each location.seed = 1234
is the random seed to replicate identical randomizations.rcbd
objectprint(rcbd)
print(rcbd)
RCBD
objectThe function RCBD
returns a list consisting of all the information displayed in the output tabs in the FielDHub app: design information, plot layout, plot numbering, entries list, and field book. These are accessible by the $
operator, i.e. rcbd$layoutRandom
or rcbd$fieldBook
.
rcbd$fieldBook
is a list containing information about every plot in the field, with information about the location of the plot and the treatment in each plot. As seen in the output below, the field book has columns for ID
, LOCATION
, PLOT
, REP
, IBLOCK
, UNIT
, ENTRY
, and TREATMENT
.
field_book <- rcbd$fieldBook head(rcbd$fieldBook, 10)
field_book <- rcbd$fieldBook head(rcbd$fieldBook, 10)
For plotting the layout in function of the coordinates ROW
and COLUMN
, you can use the the generic function plot()
as follows,
plot(rcbd)
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