Quinn, G. P.

Experimental design and data analysis for biologists./ by Gerry P. Quinn, Victoria, Michael J. Keough, - Second edition. - United Kingdom ; Cambridge University , 2024. - xix,387 p.; ill., 28cm

Revised edition of: Experimental design and data analysis for biologists / Gerry P. Quinn, Michael J. Keough. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references.

1.1 Almost every biological theory or hypothesis is a model of how nature works.
-- 1.2 We use data to separate wrong models from (possibly) correct ones (or bad models from less bad ones).
-- 1.3 There are many ways to reach wrong conclusions!
-- 1.4 There are also many ways to be right!
-- 1.5 Our philosophy in this books.
-- 1.6 How this book is structured.
-- 1.7 A bit of housekeeping. 1. Introduction.
2.1 Samples, population, and statistical inference.
-- 2.2 Probability.
-- 2.3 Probability distributions.
-- 2.4 Frequentist ("classical") estimation.
-- 2.5 Hypothesis testing.
-- 2.6 Comments on frequentist inference.
-- 2.7 Bayesian statistical inference. 2. Things to Know Before Proceeding.
3.1 Sampling design.
-- 3.2 Experimental design.
-- 3.3 Sample size for detecting differences: power analysis.
-- 3.4 Key points. 3. Sampling and Experimental Design.


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Biometry.

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