268 
H. S. REED 
Table 5. Quartile distribution on each successive day of measurement of plants starting in the third 
guartile 
Days 
Quartile 
21 
28 
35 
42 
49 
56 
63 
70 
77 
84 
Total 
Percent of 
Grand Total 
I 
II 
Ill 
IV 
2 
4 
6 
3 
\ 
5 
3 
4 
4 
4 
3 
5 
3 
4 
3 
6 
2 
4 
3 
5 
2 
6 
2 
4 
4 
5 
2 
5 
3 
5 
2 
4 
5 
4 
2 
4 
5 
4 
2 
42 
36 
47 
25 
28.00 
24.00 
31^33 
16.67 
Mean quartile 
position 
2.666 
2.533 
2.400 
2.333 
2.266 
2.333 
2.333 
2.266 
Gn 
2.66 
ind tot 
2.266 
al 150 
1 
cr 
•945 
1.024 
1.426 
1. 136 
1. 183 
1.076 
1.012 
I. II 
•949 
.949 
Table 6. Quartile distribution on each successive day of measurement of plants starting in the 
fourth guartile 
Days 
Quartile 
21 
28 
35 
42 
49 
56 
63 
70 
77 
84 
Total 
. Percent of 
Grand Total 
I 
II 
Ill 
IV 
0 
0 
3 
II 
0 
I 
4 
9 
I 
I 
5 
7 
2 
I 
5 
6 
2 
I 
7 
4 
2 
3 
2 
7 
I 
4 
3 
6 
I 
4 
4 
5 
I 
4 
4 
5 
I 
4 
4 
5 
II 
23 
41 
65 
7.86 
16.43 
29.29 
46.43 
Mean quartile 
position 
3^785 
3^571 
3^285 
3.071 
2.928 
3.000 
3.000 
2.928 
Gra 
2.928 
nd tots 
2.928 
1 140 
a 
.424 
.625 
.884 
1.034 
' .963 
1. 138 
1. 000 
•963 
.963 
•963 
Table 7. Number and percentage of the measurements falling in the several quartiles for plants 
starting in a given guartile 
Quartile in 
which Plants 
Started 
Quartile Positions Observed During Growth of Plants 
Total 
Theoretical 
Standard 
Deviations 
Observed 
Standard 
Deviations 
I 
11 
III 
IV 
No. 
Percent 
No. 
Percent 
No. 
Percent 
No. 
Percent 
I 
II 
Ill 
IV 
68 
26 
42 
II 
45^33 
18.57 
28.00 
7.86 
31 
52 
36 
23 
20.67 
37^14 
24.00 
16.43 
28 
35 
47 
41 
18.67 
25.00 
31-33 
29.29 
23 
27 
25 
65 
15^33 
19.29 
16.67 
46.43 
150 
140 
150 
140 
3-53 
3.64 
3-59 
3.63 
11.92 
7.52 
4.94 
14.60 
Total 
147 
142 
151 
140 
580 
Mean 
percent. . 
24.94 
24.56 
26.07 
24-43 
