Project 4 Tender Invitation: Statistical Analysis of Plant Response Tests
Posted: 9 June, 2025. Written by Research Hub Manager
The Research Hub is seeking a qualified contractor to undertake a project entitled “Statistical analysis and interpretation of performance data from the UK Tomato Plant Response Test and German Spring Barley Test on CCS Compost.”
The project aims to
- Compare the performance of the spring barley PRT with the tomato PRT on CCS composts with a view to adding the spring barley PRT in future versions of PAS100.
- Use the spring barley PRT results and compost sample characterisation analysis to better understand tomato PRT performance/failures.
This work will involve
- Obtaining the 110+ datasets from the CCS database with corresponding spring barley results.
- Carrying out statistical analysis on the above data to address research questions. The dataset will require statistical analysis (including linear regression analysis) to address most research questions. Competency in Bayesian statistics and/or multivariate mixed models may be required.
For full project details, refer to the Tender Invitation Document (TID), here.
Questions? Contact Jackie at jackie@recc.org.uk by 30th June 2025
Submission Deadline: 21st July 2025
Tenderers receive written notification of REAL’s decision: First week of August 2025