The Analysis of Biological Data (International Edition)

3rd Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-319-32534-3
Verlag: Macmillan Learning

Buch, Englisch, 818 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 239 mm x 193 mm, Gewicht: 1352 g

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Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whitlock, Michael C.

Schluter, Dolph

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Automatische Datenerfassung, Datenanalyse
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biomathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS1. Statistics and samples 1INTERLEAF 1 Biology and the history of statistics 232. Displaying data 253. Describing data 654. Estimating with uncertainty 95INTERLEAF 2 Pseudoreplication 1155. Probability 1176. Hypothesis testing 149INTERLEAF 3 Why statistical significance is not the sameas biological importance 176PART 2 PROPORTIONS AND FREQUENCIES7. Analyzing proportions 179INTERLEAF 4 Correlation does not require causation 2018. Fitting probability models to frequency data 203INTERLEAF 5 Making a plan 2339. Contingency analysis: associations betweencategorical variables 235Review Problems 1 269viiWS2_Frontmatter_pi-xxxiv_v2.indd 7 13/07/16 11:55 AMviii Contents in briefPART 3 COMPARING NUMERICAL VALUES10. The normal distribution 273INTERLEAF 6 Controls in medical studies 30111. Inference for a normal population 30312. Comparing two means 327INTERLEAF 7 Which test should I use? 36613. Handling violations of assumptions 369Review Problems 2 41714. Designing experiments 423INTERLEAF 8 Data dredging 45615. Comparing means of more than two groups 459INTERLEAF 9 Experimental and statistical mistakes 500PART 4 REGRESSION AND CORRELATION16. Correlation between numerical variables 503INTERLEAF 10 Publication bias 53517. Regression 539INTERLEAF 11 Using species as data points 593Review Problems 3 597PART 5 MODERN STATISTICAL METHODS18. Multiple explanatory variables 60519. Computer-intensive methods 63520. Likelihood 65521. Meta-analysis: combining information frommultiple studies 681

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Whitlock is an evolutionary biologist and population geneticist. He is a professor of zoology at the University of British Columbia, where he has taught statistics to biology students since 1995. Whitlock is known for his work on the spatial structure of biological populations, genetic drift, and the genetics of adaptation. He has worked with fungus beetles, rhinos, and fruit flies; mathematical theory; and statistical genetics. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is also the former editor-in-chief of The American Naturalist.Dolph Schluter is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Zoology Department and Biodiversity Research Center at the University of British Columbia. He is known for his research on the ecology and evolution of Galapagos finches and threespine stickleback. He is a fellow of the Royal Societies of Canada and London and a foreign member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.