Krause, Gary F.2014-03-142014-03-141963-05-15etd-03172010-020748http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37501A formulation is presented which describes a new method of handling responses which are characteristically a function relating measurable random variables to mathematical variables. The formulation considers each response a random function which is called a functional observation. This statistical formulation results in each response being summarized in a convenient functional form which can be used to derive other functional relationships which describe the response.iv, 191 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V856 1963.K728Poultry -- GrowthDissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03172010-020748/