Asking Questions in Biology

5. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-292-08599-9
Verlag: Pearson

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

The book is an indispensable companion to all students of biology, but particularly those enrolled in courses concerning experimental design, data analysis, hypothesis testing, research methods, or any practical project work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnard, Chris

Gilbert, Francis

Mcgregor, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Preface
• 1   Doing science:
• Where do questions come from?
• 2   Asking questions:
• The art of framing hypotheses and predictions
• 3   Answering questions:
• What do the results say?
• 4   Presenting information:
• How to communicate outcomes and conclusions
• Test finder and help guide
• Some self-test questions
• Appendix I: Table of confidence limits to the median
• Appendix II: How to calculate some simple significance tests
• Appendix III: Significance tables
• Appendix IV: The common codes for the important graphical parameters of R
• Answers to self-test questions
• Index
• Quick test finders

Über Autor(innen)

The late Chris Barnard was Professor of Animal Behaviour at Nottingham University. Francis Gilbert is Professor of Ecology at Nottingham University. Peter McGregor is Research Co-ordinator for Science & Natural Environment at Cornwall College.