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Statistics Explained: An Introductory Guide for Life Scientiest <br />
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Statistics Explained is a reader-friendly introduction to experimental design <br />
and statistics for undergraduate students in the life sciences, particularly <br />
those who do not have a strong mathematical background. Hypothesis testing and <br />
experimental design are discussed first. Statistical tests are then explained <br />
using pictorial examples and a minimum of formulae. This class-tested approach, <br />
along with a well-structured set of diagnostic tables will give students the <br />
confidence to choose an appropriate test with which to analyse their own data <br />
sets. Presented in a lively and straight-forward manner, Statistics Explained <br />
will give readers the depth and background necessary to proceed to more advanced <br />
texts and applications. It will therefore be essential reading for all <br />
bioscience undergraduates, and will serve as a useful refresher course for more <br />
advanced students. <br />
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Table Of Contents<br />
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Preface page xi<br />
1 Introduction 1<br />
2 ‘Doing science’ – hypotheses, experiments, and disproof 7<br />
3 Collecting and displaying data 14<br />
4 Introductory concepts of experimental design 27<br />
5 Probability helps you make a decision about your results 44<br />
6 Working from samples – data, populations, and statistics 57<br />
7 Normal distributions – tests for comparing the means of one and two samples 77<br />
8 Type 1 and Type 2 errors, power, and sample size 96<br />
9 Single factor analysis of variance 105<br />
10 Multiple comparisons after ANOVA 119<br />
11 Two factor analysis of variance 127<br />
12 Important assumptions of analysis of variance: transformations and a test for <br />
equality of variances 151<br />
13 Two factor analysis of variance without replication,<br />
and nested analysis of variance 162<br />
14 Relationships between variables: linear correlation and linear regression 176<br />
15 Simple linear regression 186<br />
16 Non-parametric statistics 205<br />
17 Non-parametric tests for nominal scale data 208<br />
18 Non-parametric tests for ratio, interval, or ordinal scale data 224<br />
19 Choosing a test 246<br />
20 Doing science responsibly and ethically 255<br />
References 261<br />
Index 263<br />
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Product Details<br />
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* ISBN: 0521543169<br />
* ISBN-13: 9780521543163<br />
* Format: Paperback, 280pp<br />
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press<br />
* Pub. Date: December 2005<br />
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