Holmes, Debbie.

Research methods in the biosciences / Debbie Holmes, Peter Moody, and Diana Dines. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 304 p. ; 25 cm.

1. Where do I begin?; 2. Experimental design; 3. What to do with raw data; 4. An introduction to hypothesis testing; 5. Hypothesis testing: Do my data fit an expected ratio?; 6. Hypothesis testing: Associations and Relationships; 7. Hypothesis testing: Do my samples come from the same population? Parametric data; 8. Hypothesis testing: Do my samples come from the same population? Non-parametric data; 9. Research, the law and you; 10. Reporting your research; APPENDICES; A. How to choose a research project; B. Which statistcal test should I choose?; C. Maths and statistics; D. Tables of critical values for statistical tests.

'Research Methods in the Biosciences' demystifies the process of research and describes all the factors that enable effective investigation. These include planning your experiment; data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting; and legal, ethical, and health & safety considerations.

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Life sciences--Research--Methodology
Science.
Biology, life sciences
Life sciences: general issues
Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques
Research methods: general
Probability & statistics

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