Practical Statistics for Environmental and Biological Scientists
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Beschreibung
All students and researchers in environmental and biologicalsciences require statistical methods at some stage of their work.Many have a preconception that statistics are difficult andunpleasant and find that the textbooks available are difficult tounderstand.
Practical Statistics for Environmental and BiologicalScientists provides a concise, user-friendly, non-technicalintroduction to statistics. The book covers planning and designingan experiment, how to analyse and present data, and the limitationsand assumptions of each statistical method. The text does not referto a specific computer package but descriptions of how to carry outthe tests and interpret the results are based on the approachesused by most of the commonly used packages, e.g. Excel, MINITAB andSPSS. Formulae are kept to a minimum and relevant examples areincluded throughout the text.
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John Townend
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"The reassuring tone and straightforward approach of the book wouldbe a useful guide..." (Biochemistry and MolecularEducation, July/August 2002)
"...covers the basics of designing an experiment/survey, dataanalysis and presentation, and specific methods." (SciTech BookNews, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)
"...a good and clear exposition of basic statisticaltechniques..." (Biometrics, December 2002)
"...This no-nonsense approach to elementary statisticsshould get you or your student started..." (European Journal ofSoil Science, March 2003)
"...This book provides a concise, userfriendly,non-technical introduction to statistics". (Metrohm Information,Vol.32, No.1, 2003)
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