Biomeasurement : A Student-s Guide to Biological Statistics

vA refreshing, student-focused introduction to the use of statistics in the study of the biosciences. Emphasising why statistical techniques are essential tools for bioscientists,Biomeasurement removes the stigma attached to statistics by giving students the confidence to use key techniques for themselves.

Key Features:

Includes the best online resources and software support for bioscience students needing to integrate statistics into their studies and apply it in their research

Explains why statistics are needed, how to choose and carry out statistical analyses, and how their results can be interpreted.

Focuses on the application of statistics as a valuable research tool, avoiding detailed treatment of the mathematical basis of statistics

Emphasises explanations so that students are guided through the key concepts and techniques in a steady, progressive way

Enables students to build confidence in handling actual data through the use of real datasets

Illustrates the use of the techniques in published research work through 'Literature Links', which highlight the importance of statistics in real-world science and demonstrate how to report results in a professional manner

Comes with a strong suite of accompanying online resources for students and teachers including helpsheets and screencasts for using SPSS and R, as well as datasets, and interactive calculation sheets.

New to This Edition:

New sections giving guidance on sample size choices and their consequences

An additional 'Choosing Chart' for graphs to help explore and communicate data

A new checklist for reporting results in tables and figures

Fuller treatment of frequency data and their handling in chi-square tests using SPSS

Expanded online support for R and SPSS, including additional example datas.

Featured in the April 2019 Trades & Technologies newsletter.
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