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This book is the closest I can find to the course I teach. As I read through the chapters I find myself rewriting my lectures in my head - partly because so many of my favorite examples are there. The book makes you feel as if you are in Mike or Dolph's office with a cup of coffee and they are explaining these concepts at the blackboard. It s the most approachable statistics book I ve ever seen. It includes some topics that are almost completely ignored in other texts, such as odds-ratios and alternatives to linear regression. Finally, the collection of questions is fantastic. My students are always asking for more problem sets; I never have enough. I can easily see how the questions alone will transform my course. --Brad Anholt, University of Victoria
This book is engaging, intuitive, and with a coverage and pace that is perfect for a first statistics course in biology. --Allen J. Moore, University of Exeter
Whitlock and Schluter have produced an introduction to statistics that is both accessible in its content and compelling in its examples - it should be read by every young biologist. This book will convince even the most reluctant student of the importance of statistical thinking in modern biology. --Patrick Phillips, University of Oregon
This book is engaging, intuitive, and with a coverage and pace that is perfect for a first statistics course in biology. --Allen J. Moore, University of Exeter
Whitlock and Schluter have produced an introduction to statistics that is both accessible in its content and compelling in its examples - it should be read by every young biologist. This book will convince even the most reluctant student of the importance of statistical thinking in modern biology. --Patrick Phillips, University of Oregon
This book is engaging, intuitive, and with a coverage and pace that is perfect for a first statistics course in biology. --Allen J. Moore, University of Exeter
Whitlock and Schluter have produced an introduction to statistics that is both accessible in its content and compelling in its examples - it should be read by every young biologist. This book will convince even the most reluctant student of the importance of statistical thinking in modern biology. --Patrick Phillips, University of Oregon
This book is engaging, intuitive, and with a coverage and pace that is perfect for a first statistics course in biology. --Allen J. Moore, University of Exeter
Whitlock and Schluter have produced an introduction to statistics that is both accessible in its content and compelling in its examples - it should be read by every young biologist. This book will convince even the most reluctant student of the importance of statistical thinking in modern biology. --Patrick Phillips, University of Oregon
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The Analysis of Biological Data is a new approach to teaching introductory statistics to biology students. Whitlock and Schluter use several techniques to reach this unique audience. Throughout, they teach statistics in the context of interesting biological and medical examples; they emphasize intuitive understanding rather than an over-reliance on formulas; they focus on the data rather than the mathematical foundations of statistics; and they introduce - on a conceptual level - modern topics such as likelihood, regression, randomization, meta-analysis and the bootstrap. Instructors and students consistently praise the book's clear and engaging writing, strong visualization techniques, and the wide variety of fascinating and relevant biological examples. Contents: PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS; 1. Statistics and samples; INTERLEAF 1 Biology and the history of statistics; 2. Displaying data; 3. Describing data; 4. Estimating with uncertainty; INTERLEAF 2 Pseudoreplication; 5. Probability; 6. Hypothesis testing; INTERLEAF 3 Why statistical significance is not the same as biological importance; PART 2 PROPORTIONS AND FREQUENCIES; 7. Analyzing proportions; INTERLEAF 4 Correlation does not require causation; 8. Fitting probability models to frequency data; INTERLEAF 5 Making a plan; 9. Contingency analysis: associations between categorical variables; PART 3 COMPARING NUMERICAL VALUES; 10. The normal distribution; INTERLEAF 6 Controls in medical studies; 11. Inference for a normal population; 12. Comparing two means; INTERLEAF 7 Which test should I use?; 13. Handling violations of assumptions; 14. Designing experiments; INTERLEAF 8 Data dredging; 15. Comparing means of more than two groups; INTERLEAF 9 Experimental and statistical mistakes; PART 4 REGRESSION AND CORRELATION; 16. Correlation between numerical variables; INTERLEAF 10 Publication bias; 17. Regression; INTERLEAF 11 Using species as data points; PART 5 MODERN STATISTICAL METHODS; 18. Multiple explanatory variables; 19. Computer-intensive methods; 20. Likelihood; 21. Meta-analysis: combining information from multiple studies; viii Contents in brief; Answers to practice problems; Literature cited; Statistical tables; Photo credits; Index.
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This book, aimed at undergraduate biologists, was the last that I bought after buying and reading 7 others - really. It not only contains breadth enough of stats. and clear workthroughs to allow non-mathematicians to grasp the essentials, but also presents statistical tests in such an accessible way that I would recommend it to anyone who has even a vague interest in understanding how scientists and statisticians quantify uncertainty. There is humour within of sufficient quality to make you snort out loud. UK 'Mail' haters, we can read this book and reaffirm and delight in our intellectual superiority!
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This was still shrink wrapped! Have been using the textbook for a good 3 weeks now. Part of me loves it since it involves interesting biological studies, but the other part of me doesn't since I really don't know if I am solving the problems at the end of the chapter correctly.
Overall, this is a nice book. It is a bit small in size compared to other biology textbook, which makes it very cute to carry around.
Overall, this is a nice book. It is a bit small in size compared to other biology textbook, which makes it very cute to carry around.
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It was a pleasure working with this merchant. The book arrived brand new in a sealed plastic wrap. Although I was ordering from the United States, the package actually arrived at a reasonable time (within 10 days) which is not bad, given that the merchant was from the UK. Would buy from this guy again!
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