Bhagavan, S.2014-07-082014-07-082007-02In: Proceedings, Silver Jubilee Symposium on Arecanut Research and Development,CPCRI (RS), Vittal, 13-14 Dec. 1982. Edited by K. Shama Bhat and C. P. Radhakrishnan Nair 1985 p-65-67http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3821The yield data of arecanut was subjected to normality test. The study indicated that the distribution is non-normal and exhibits a pattern similar to poisson population. Square root transformations were attempted and found that √X+3/8‾ transformation for both number of nuts and wet weight of nuts would normalise the variability or distribution.enArticle