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Statistics for terrified biologists / Helmut F. van Emden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2008.Description: xv, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405149563 (pbk.) :
  • 9781405149563
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 570.15195 VAN
LOC classification:
  • QH323.5 .V33 2008
Contents:
1.How to use this book -- 2.Introduction -- 3.Summarizing variation -- 4.When are sums of squares not sums of squares? -- 5.The normal distribution -- 6.The relevance of the nomal distributioin to biological data -- 7.Futher calculations from the normal distribution -- 8.The t-test -- 9.One tail or two? -- 10.Analysis of variance - what is it? How does it work? -- 11.Experimental designs for analysis of variance -- 12.Introduction to factorial experiments -- 12.2-factor factorial experiments -- 14.Factorial experiments with more than two factors -- 15.Factorial experiments with split plots -- 16.The t-test in the analysis of variance -- 17.Linear regression and correlation -- 18.Ch-square tests -- 19.Nonparametric methods (what are they?)
Summary: Based on a course created by an internationally renowned professor with 30 years teaching experience, this title is a lively and engaging textbook that makes basic statistical methods and applications accessible to undergraduate biology and environmental science students.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 570.15195 VAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00214888

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-338) and index.

1.How to use this book -- 2.Introduction -- 3.Summarizing variation -- 4.When are sums of squares not sums of squares? -- 5.The normal distribution -- 6.The relevance of the nomal distributioin to biological data -- 7.Futher calculations from the normal distribution -- 8.The t-test -- 9.One tail or two? -- 10.Analysis of variance - what is it? How does it work? -- 11.Experimental designs for analysis of variance -- 12.Introduction to factorial experiments -- 12.2-factor factorial experiments -- 14.Factorial experiments with more than two factors -- 15.Factorial experiments with split plots -- 16.The t-test in the analysis of variance -- 17.Linear regression and correlation -- 18.Ch-square tests -- 19.Nonparametric methods (what are they?)

Based on a course created by an internationally renowned professor with 30 years teaching experience, this title is a lively and engaging textbook that makes basic statistical methods and applications accessible to undergraduate biology and environmental science students.

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