Practical Statistics for the Biological Sciences
Simple Pathways to Statistical Analyses
Published on 18. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXVI, 168 pages
978-0-333-96044-8 (ISBN)
Description
Practical Statistics for the Biological Sciences is a handbook of statistical methods for use by workers in the biological sciences at all levels from undergraduate to post-doctoral researcher.
The book presents, in a clear and compact form, the most common statistical tests used in the biosciences. It provides a series of flow charts to help in selecting the appropriate test. Each test is described concisely and illustrated by worked examples.
The text is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing both Windows and Apple Macintosh versions of PractiStat, a new programme for statistical analysis. PractiStat can be used both as a teaching aid to work through the examples provided and as a valuable, easy to use tool for analysis of the users' own data. The programme provides a simple, intuitive interface and permits the application of the common statistical tests and procedures used by bioscientists.
The book presents, in a clear and compact form, the most common statistical tests used in the biosciences. It provides a series of flow charts to help in selecting the appropriate test. Each test is described concisely and illustrated by worked examples.
The text is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing both Windows and Apple Macintosh versions of PractiStat, a new programme for statistical analysis. PractiStat can be used both as a teaching aid to work through the examples provided and as a valuable, easy to use tool for analysis of the users' own data. The programme provides a simple, intuitive interface and permits the application of the common statistical tests and procedures used by bioscientists.
More details
Edition
2002
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXVI, 168 p.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-96044-8 (9780333960448)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-04085-5
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
STEPHEN ASHCROFT was Reader in Clinical Biochemistry, at the University of Oxford and Tutor in Biochemistry, at Magdalen College, Oxford. Following his official retirement this year, he is currently a guest researcher at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism.
CHRIS PEREIRA is Manager of Operations and Development at MedStent Inc. of Toronto. He is a mechanical engineer who has spent most of his professional life testing and developing biomaterials and implantable systems. His previous appointment was at the University of Toronto's Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering.
CHRIS PEREIRA is Manager of Operations and Development at MedStent Inc. of Toronto. He is a mechanical engineer who has spent most of his professional life testing and developing biomaterials and implantable systems. His previous appointment was at the University of Toronto's Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering.
Content
Basic Concepts of Statistics.- Descriptive Statistics.- Histograms and Box Plots.- Student's T-Test.- Mann-Whitney U-Test.- Paired T-Test.- Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.- One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).- Matched Samples ANOVA.- Multiple Comparison Tests.- Kruskal-Wallis Test.- Friedman Test.- Two-Way ANOVA.- Correlation and Regression.- The Chi-Square Tests.- Useful Statistics.- Appendices.