An Introduction To Experimental Design And Statistics For Biology

by David Heath

Overview

This illustrated textbook for biologists provides a refreshingly clear and authoritative introduction to the key ideas of sampling, experimental design, and statistical analysis. The author presents statistical concepts through common sense, non-mathematical explanations and diagrams. These are followed by the relevant formulae and illustrated by w

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135370107
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/26/1995
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

David Heath

Table of Contents

Why Biologists Need Experimental Design and Statistics. Habitat Choice in Woodlice: Some Basic Ideas in Experimental Design and Statistics. Variables, Populations and Samples. Describing Samples. Variables and Models. Tests on a Single Sample: Do the Data Fit the Model? Single Samples: the Reliability of Estimates. Tests on a Single Sample: Association and Correlation Between Two Variables. Test Using Two Independent Samples: Are the Two Populations Different? Tests for Paired Samples. Tests Using Three or More Samples: Are Three or More Populations Different? Checklists and a Key to Statistical Tests.