Observation vs Pseudoreplication - What's the difference?
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The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
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A remark or comment.
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A judgement based on observing.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
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(statistics, especially in, biology, ecology) The exaggeration of the statistical significance of a set of measurements resulting from treating the data as independent observations when they are in fact interdependent.
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As nouns the difference between observation and pseudoreplication
is that observation is the act of observing, and the fact of being observed while pseudoreplication is (statistics|especially in|biology|ecology) the exaggeration of the statistical significance of a set of measurements resulting from treating the data as independent observations when they are in fact interdependent.observation
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- That's a foolish observation .
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.