IntroductoryStatisticsforBiology

Thisintroductorytextpresentstheuseofstatisticalmethodsasanintegralpartofbiologicalinvestigation,yetonewhosesuperficialcomplexitieshavedeterredmanybiologistsfromusingthem.Theauthorarguesthatthedifficulties,suchastheyare,donotlieinmathematicalmanipulation,butingraspingafewsimple,butunfamiliarconcepts.Heemphasizestheneedforpreciselydefiningproblemsandforcarefulselectionofthemostappropriatemethods-awiderangeofwhicharedescribedandillustrated.Eachchapterendswithasetofproblemswhichareintendedtohelpthestudentgainpracticalexperience.Nopreviousknowledgeisassumed,andthestudentisencouragedtodevelopacompetentandcriticalapproachtoanalysingnumericaldata.Inthissecondedition,thescopeofthebookhasbeenextended,problemshavebeensolvedinamoresatisfactoryway,andagreaternumberofillustrativeexampleshavebeenadded.