Description of Biometrics
The original definition of biometrics is the science that involves the mathematical and statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena.
However, the computer industry has adopted the word and changed its meaning and now 'biometrics' means to most people the verification of peoples' identities using their unique characteristics.
The Biometrics group provides the "original" and definitive statistical service to research projects supported by the Department of Agriculture and Food. In particular, 2 members of the group are dedicated to providing statistical analysis and support to particular groups of researchers in the Department. The consulting part of the unit provides a professional statistical service to the Department in the areas of
- experimental and survey design,
- statistical analysis of experimental data,
- provision and maintenance of the site license of the GenStat® statistical program, which is the major statistical software used by many agricultural research centres in Australia, U.K. and New Zealand,
- training in statistical methods,
- training and support for the GenStat® software.
The biometricians or mathematical-statisticians in the group are:
- Jane Speijers - leader of the group, senior biometrician, general consulting
- Andrew van Burgel - biometrician, general consulting, Albany region
- Katia Stefanova - senior biometrician, Plant breeding group
- Mario D'Antuono - senior biometrician, general consulting
- Peter Clarke - senior research biometrician, Crop Variety Testing group
Other links of interest are
- Statistical Society of Australia Inc
- The International Biometric Society
- Australasian Region of The Insternational Biometric Society
- Genstat
Jane Speijers
Phone: 9368 3850
Fax: 9368 2958
Email: jspeijers@agric.wa.gov.au
Leader, Biometrics Group
BSc (Hons in statistics), MSc(statistics)
Special interests:
- Generalised linear models
- GIS spatial data
- Animal experiments
- Sampling schemes
- Multivariate statistics
Andrew Van Burgel
Phone: 9892 8550
Fax: 9841 2707
Email: avanburgel@agric.wa.gov.au
Location: Albany
Biometrician, BSc (Hons in statistics)
Special interests:
- Pasture/Animal experiments
Katia Stefanova
Phone: (08) 9368 3851
Fax: (08) 9368 2958
Email: kstefanova@agric.wa.gov.au
Senior Biometrician, MSc (Applied Probability) PhD (Applied Statistics)
Special interests:
- Spatial linear mixed models
- Multiplicative mixed models
- Unreplicated trial designs, p-rep and p/q-rep designs
- ASREML / SAMM / DiGGer
Mario D'Antuono
Phone: (08) 9368 3848
Fax: (08) 9368 2958
Email: mdantuono@agric.wa.gov.au
Senior Biometrician, BSc (Hons in statistics)
Special interests:
- R Statistical system and R courses
- Wheat agronomy research
- Weed Science research
- Biometrical methods for the agricultural sciences: The 5Rs. (Revised draft of Books 1 and 2 planned for release in December 2009. Sorry for the delays but it takes time to write a good book!)
Peter Clarke
Phone: (08) 9368 3856
Fax: (08) 9368 2958
Email: pclarke@agric.wa.gov.au
Senior Biometrician, PhD
Special interests:
- Unreplicated trial designs
- National Variety Testing
Page updated: 10 September 2008
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