Practical statistics for environmental and biological scientists

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Title:

Practical statistics for environmental and biological scientists

Author:

Townend, John.

ISBN:

9780471496649

9780471496656

Personal Author:

Townend, John.

Publication Information:

Chichester ; New York : Wiley, 2002.

Physical Description:

x, 276 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Pt. I. Statistics Basics -- A Brief Tutorial on Statistics -- Before You Start -- Designing an Experiment or Survey -- Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Presentation -- Common Assumptions or Requirements of Data for Statistical Tests -- Pt. II. Statistical Methods -- F-tests and t-tests -- Analysis of Variance -- Correlation and Regression -- Multivariate ANOVA -- Repeated Measures -- Chi-square Tests -- Non-parametric Tests -- Principal Component Analysis -- Cluster Analysis.

Abstract:

"Practical Statistics for Environmental and Biological Scientists is a concise, user-friendly, non-technical introduction to statistics. Starting from basics, this book carefully introduces those statistical methods and techniques that all students and researchers need to know." "Written in an accessible style, the book divides into two parts. The first part covers statistical principles, how to plan and design experiments and surveys, and the presentation of data. The second part introduces a range of statistical tests and methods commonly used in environmental and biological sciences. The limitations and assumptions of each statistical method are clearly described along with numerous relevant examples for the applications of the techniques.".

"Practical Statistics for Environmental and Biological Scientists is an accessible introduction to key statistical techniques used in the environmental and biological sciences; includes relevant examples throughout the text with references for further reading; illustrates concepts and methods and the presentation of data through numerous tables and figures; and provides an appendix describing how many of the tests can be carried out using Excel and Minitab." "Written for undergraduate students studying within the environmental and biological sciences. Researchers and professionals will also find this an invaluable reference."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Mathematical statistics.

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Summary

All students and researchers in environmental and biological sciences require statistical methods at some stage of their work. Many have a preconception that statistics are difficult and unpleasant and find that the textbooks available are difficult to understand.

Practical Statistics for Environmental and Biological Scientists provides a concise, user-friendly, non-technical introduction to statistics. The book covers planning and designing an experiment, how to analyse and present data, and the limitations and assumptions of each statistical method. The text does not refer to a specific computer package but descriptions of how to carry out the tests and interpret the results are based on the approaches used by most of the commonly used packages, e.g. Excel, MINITAB and SPSS. Formulae are kept to a minimum and relevant examples are included throughout the text.