HOW CAN A STATISTICIAN IMPROVE YOUR INTERPRETATION

Four examples are given of how discussion between scientist and statis tician enhanced both the analysis and interpretation of experimental d ata. They cover both the design and analysis of field experiments, and some of the problems associated with interpreting data from dose-resp onse assays. There is little doubt that the statistician, with his arr ay of analytical and diagnostic tools, can often improve a scientist's interpretation of experimental data, although a statistician cannot c ompensate for a poorly designed or inadequately replicated experiment.