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Essential mathematics and statistics for science /

Currell, Graham.

Essential mathematics and statistics for science / Graham Currell, Antony Dowman. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - 392 p. : ill.

Originally published: Chichester: John Wiley, 2005. Includes index.

On-learning support -- 1.Mathematics and statistics in science -- 2.Scientific data -- 3.Equations in science -- 4.Linear relationships -- 5.Logarithmic and exponential functions -- 6.Rates of change -- 7.Statistics for science -- 8.Distributions and uncertainty -- 9.Scientific investigation -- 10.t-tests and F-tests -- 11.ANOVA - analysis of variance -- 12.Non-parametric tests for medians -- 13.Correlation and regression -- 14.Frequency and proportion -- 15.Experimental design.

'Basic Mathematics and Statistics for Science' is a low-level introduction to the essential techniques students need to understand the subject. Little in the way of prior knowledge is assumed, and the approach adopted is a gentle one that leads through examples in the book and website.

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Science--Mathematics
Science--Statistical methods
Mathematics.
Statistics.
Mathematics.
Mathematics
Biology, life sciences
Probability & statistics
Applied mathematics

QA8.4

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