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Author(s): Dawn Hawkins
ISBN(s): 9780199219995, 0199219990
Edition: 2nd
File Details: PDF, 18.39 MB
Year: 2009
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0199219990 
ISBN 13: 9780199219995
Author: Dawn Hawkins

Statistical analysis allows us to attach meaning to data which we have collected; it helps us to understand what results really mean, and to assess whether we can trust what experiments seem to be telling us. Yet, despite being a collection of the most valuable and important tools available to bioscientists, statistics is the aspect of study which most students fear more than any other. Biomeasurement offers a refreshing, student-focused introduction to the use of statistics in the study of the biosciences. With an emphasis on why statistical techniques are essential tools for bioscientists, the book removes the stigma attached to statistics by giving students the confidence to use and further explore the key techiques for themselves. The book starts by placing the role of data analysis in the context of wider scientific method, and introduces the student to the key terms and concepts which are common to all statistical tools. It then guides the student through descriptive statistics, and on to inferential statistics, explaining how and why each type of technique is used, and what each can tell us in order to better understand our data. The book goes on to present the key statistical tests, walking the student step-wise through the use of each, with carefully integrated examples, and plentiful opportunities for hands-on practice. The book closes with an overview of choosing the right test to suit your data, and tools for presenting data and their statistical analysis.

Biomeasurement a student s guide to biological statistics 2nd Table of contents:

Part I Introduction to Biostatistics
1 introduction to biological statistics
1.1 what is biostatistics?
1.2 types of data
1.3 summarizing data: measures of central tendency and variation
1.4 graphical presentation of data

2 probability and distributions
2.1 basics of probability
2.2 probability distributions
2.3 the normal distribution
2.4 other common distributions

Part II Statistical Inference
3 hypothesis testing
3.1 concepts of hypothesis testing
3.2 types of errors
3.3 p-values and significance levels
3.4 power of a test

4 confidence intervals
4.1 understanding confidence intervals
4.2 calculating confidence intervals for means and proportions

5 comparing means
5.1 t-tests: one-sample, independent samples, paired samples
5.2 assumptions of t-tests
5.3 non-parametric alternatives

6 comparing proportions
6.1 chi-square tests
6.2 Fisher’s exact test

Part III Regression and Correlation
7 correlation
7.1 scatterplots
7.2 calculating correlation coefficients
7.3 interpreting correlation

8 simple linear regression
8.1 regression equation
8.2 assumptions of regression
8.3 assessing model fit

9 multiple regression
9.1 incorporating multiple predictors
9.2 model selection and diagnostics

Part IV Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
10 one-way ANOVA
10.1 assumptions
10.2 conducting ANOVA
10.3 post-hoc tests

11 two-way ANOVA
11.1 factorial designs
11.2 interaction effects

Part V Additional Topics
12 non-parametric methods
12.1 when to use non-parametric tests
12.2 common non-parametric tests

13 experimental design
13.1 principles of experimental design
13.2 randomization
13.3 blocking and replication

14 statistical software and data management
14.1 introduction to software tools
14.2 data entry and cleaning

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