Choosing and Using Statistics：A Biologist's Guide

ChoosingandUsingStatisticsremainsaninvaluableguideforstudentsusingacomputerpackagetoanalysedatafromresearchprojectsandpracticalclasswork.Thetexttakesapragmaticapproachtostatisticswithastrongfocusonwhatisactuallyneeded.Therearechaptersgivingusefuladviceonthebasicsofstatisticsandguidanceonthepresentationofdata.Thebookisbuiltaroundakeytoselectingthecorrectstatisticaltestandthengivesclearguidanceonhowtocarryoutthetestandinterprettheoutputfromfourcommonlyusedcomputerpackages:SPSS,Minitab,Excel,and(newtothisedition)thefreeprogram,R.Onlythebasicsofformalstatisticsaredescribedandtheemphasisisonjargon-freeEnglishbutanyunfamiliarwordscanbelookedupintheextensiveglossary.Thisnew3rdeditionofChoosingandUsingStatisticsisamustforallstudentswhouseacomputerpackagetoapplystatisticsinpracticalandprojectwork.Featuresnewtothisedition:Nowfeaturesinformationonusingthepopularfreeprogram,RUsesasimplekeyandflowcharttohelpyouchoosetherightstatisticaltestAimedatstudentsusingstatisticsforprojectsandinpracticalclassesIncludesanextensiveglossaryandkeytosymbolstoexplainanystatisticaljargonNopreviousknowledgeofstatisticsisassumed