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.