Title
Using an algorithm to fit a gamlss model on dry matter data from brachiaria brizantha
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Torres N.V.
Vásquez M.G.
Casana Y.V.
Bazan E.D.
Carrera C.O.
Ysa R.S.
Santos R.C.
Calderón L.R.
Chamiquit C.J.
Universidad Nacional de Jaén
Universidad Nacional de Jaén
Publisher(s)
Asian Network for Scientific Information
Abstract
Background and Objective: Forage production in the tropics is generally asymmetrically distributed. Hence the need to use more complex models, especially when multiple comparisons are made and there are very large deviations from normality. The objective of this research is to fit a Generalized Additive Model for Location, Scale and Shape (GAMLSS) model on accumulated dry matter data from Brachiaria brizantha using a model selection algorithm. Materials and Methods: A Box-Cox Power Exponential (BCPE) distribution was adjusted on the dry matter from Brachiaria brizantha data implementing GAMLSS in R (programming language). The accumulated dry matter data for B. brizantha were obtained from a study carried out on a farm in the state of Portuguesa, Venezuela. The explanatory covariate x was the interval between cuts (21, 28, 35 and 42 days). Results: The dependent variable (dry matter) exhibited both skewness and kurtosis. GAMLSS allowed flexible modeling of both the distribution of the dry matter yield from B. brizantha and the dependence of all the parameters of the distribution on intervals between cuttings. For the dry matter yield from B. brizantha, which exhibited skewness and leptokurtosis, the BCPE distribution, provided the best fit. Conclusion: The interval between cuttings showed an effect that is reflected in the average yield of dry matter from B. brizantha. The interval between cuts affected the skewness and the kurtosis of the distribution.
Start page
468
End page
476
Volume
24
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia del suelo
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85103291997
PubMed ID
Source
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN of the container
10288880
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