Statistics Explained

An Introductory Guide for Life Scientists

Steve McKillup

270 pages, parution le 09/12/2005

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Résumé

Statistics Explained is a reader-friendly introduction to experimental design and statistics for undergraduate students in the life sciences, particularly those who do not have a strong mathematical background. Hypothesis testing and experimental design are discussed first. Statistical tests are then explained using pictorial examples and a minimum of formulae. This class-tested approach, along with a well-structured set of diagnostic tables will give students the confidence to choose an appropriate test with which to analyse their own data sets. Presented in a lively and straight-forward manner, Statistics Explained will give readers the depth and background necessary to proceed to more advanced texts and applications. It will therefore be essential reading for all bioscience undergraduates, and will serve as a useful refresher course for more advanced students.

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"Doing Science" - hypotheses, experiments, and disproof
Collecting and displaying data
Introductory concepts of experimental design
Probability helps you make a decision about your results
Working for samples - data, population, and statistics
Normal distributions - tests for comparing the means of one and two samples
Type 1 and type 2 errors, power and sample size
Single factor analysis of variance
Multiple comparisons after ANOVA
Two factor analysis of variance
Important assumptions of analysis of variance: transformations and a test for equality of variances
Two factor analysis of variance without replication, and nested analysis of variance
Relationships between variables: linear correlation and linear regression
Simple linear regression
Non-parametric statistics
Non-parametric tests for nominal scale data
Non-parametric tests for ratio, interval, or ordinal scale data
Choosing a test
Doing science responsibly and ethically

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Steve McKillup
Parution	09/12/2005
Nb. de pages	270
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	450g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521543163
ISBN13	978-0-521-54316-3