ABSTRACT
Dr. Maven's notes from the course provide a good introduction to the general subject of bioassays. After the experiments, the instructor provides the following general information and critique. The way a bioassay is done is its experimental design. Regardless of the type of quantal response bioassay, the groups should be assigned randomly to each dose or concentration in a manner similar to that used. In a quantal response bioassay with a single explanatory variable, only the intensity of treatment can be subject to change. A control group should be exposed to everything except the treatment and must be included in each replication of a bioassay. Each treatment tested in a quantal response bioassay must have its own control. Dr. Tarleton concludes the bioassay workshop with sample data sets from binary quantal response bioassays with one or more explanatory variables, 17-18 along with their analyses with two user-friendly computer programs.
