Statistical & Data Handling Skills in Biology - Couverture souple

Ennos, Roland

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0273729497 ISBN 13 : 9780273729495

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2011

Synopsis

The ability to expertly analyse statistical data is a crucial skill in the biological sciences – it is fundamental to fully understanding what your experiments are actually telling you. 

Statistical and Data Handling Skills in Biology gives you everything you need to master statistical analysis. Written in a straight-forward and easy to understand style it presents all of the tests you will need throughout your studies, and shows you how to choose the right tests to get the most out of your experiments. All of this is done in the context of biological examples so you can see just how relevant a skill this is, and how mastering it will make you a more rounded scientist.

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Quatrième de couverture

The ability to expertly analyse statistical data is a crucial skill in the biological sciences – it is fundamental to fully understanding what your experiments are actually telling you. 

Statistical and Data Handling Skills in Biology gives you everything you need to master the often overlooked subject of statistical analysis. Written in a straightforward and easy to understand style, it presents all of the tests you will need throughout your studies, and shows you how to select the right tests to get the most out of your experiments. All of this is done in the context of biological examples so you can see just how relevant a skill this is, and how becoming fully proficient will make you a more rounded scientist.

Key features:

• Innovative decision chart guides you to the correct statistical test.
• Clear, concise coverage of essential concepts.
• Self-assessment exercises improve your confidence in using numbers.
• Covers experimental design and shows you how to present your data.
• Straightforward explanations with a minimum of equations.
• Step-by-step instructions on how to carry out statistical tests on both a calculator and computer packages.

New to this edition:

• Extended coverage of more complex statistical techniques such as nested ANOVA, ANCOVA, and logistic and multiple regression.
• Complete guide to power calculations.
• Extended section on exploring data.
• Now includes instructions for both SPSS (version 19) and MINITAB (version 16), with complete guides to both packages freely available to download from the student companion website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/ennos

This book is the ideal companion for biologists at all levels: as a text for undergraduate students; as a self-study guide; or as a laboratory handbook for the working biologist.

Roland Ennos is a Reader in the Faculty of Life Sciences at Manchester University where he teaches Biomathematics to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

 

 

Description

'It is much improved by virtue of the addition of a second software to the supported platforms, and the layout too is greatly improved. The first chapter is excellent for demystifying stats which remains our greatest bugbear.' - Dr Andy Foggo, Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, University of Plymouth

"a well-written, clearly-illustrated and user-friendly guidebook that explains the mysteries of biostatistics without either oversimplifying or scaring off first-year students with complex-looking equations. [...] There are lots of basic statistics textbooks out there, but this is one of the best." - Reviewed by Ana Claudia Mendes Malhado in The Biologist

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0273729497
• ISBN 13: 9780273729495
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie