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Biology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Descript |
280 pages |
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text |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
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Note |
Previous edition: Harlow: Benjamin Cummings, 2011. |
Contents |
<![CDATA[<p><b>Preface </b><p><p><b>1 Doing science:</b></p><p><b>Where do questions come from?</b></p><p>1.1 Science as asking questions</p><p>1.2 Basic considerations</p><p>1.3 The skill of asking questions</p><p>1.4 Where do questions come from?</p><p>1.5 What this book is about </p><p>References</p><p><p><b>2 Asking questions:</b></p><p><b>The art of framing hypotheses and predictions</b></p><p>2.1 Observation</p><p>2.2 Exploratory analysis</p><p>2.3 Forming hypotheses</p><p>2.4 Summary</p><p>References</p><p><b>3 Answering questions:</b></p><p><b>What do the results say?</b></p><p>3.1 Confirmatory analysis</p><p>3.2 What is statistical significance?</p><p>3.3 Significance tests</p><p>3.4 Testing hypotheses</p><p>3.5 Testing predictions</p><p>3.6 Refining hypotheses and predictions</p><p>3.7 Summary</p><p>References</p><p><b>4 Presenting information:</b></p><p><b>How to communicate outcomes and conclusions </b></p><p>4.1 Presenting figures and tables</p><p>4.2 Presenting results in the text</p><p>4.3 Writing reports</p><p>4.4 Writing for a more general readership</p><p>4.5 Presenting in person: spoken papers and poster presentations</p><p>4.6 Plagiarism</p><p>4.7 Summary</p><p>Reference</p><p> <b>Test finder and help guide</b></p><p><b>Some self-test questions</b></p><p><b>Appendix I: Table of confidence limits to the median</b></p><p><b>Appendix II: How to calculate some simple significance tests</b></p><p><b>Appendix III: Significance tables</b></p><p><b>Appendix IV: The common codes for the important graphical parameters of R</b></p><p><b>Answers to self-test questions</b></p><p><b>Index</b></p><b>Quick test finders</b>]]> |
Note |
Asking the right questions in the right way is a fundamental skill in scientific enquiry. This text introduces students of the biological sciences to the skills of observation and enquiry. |
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3 concurrent users. UkHlHU |
Alt author |
Gilbert, Francis S. (Francis Sylvest), 1956-
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McGregor, Peter K.,
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ISBN |
9781292086026 (e-book) |
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9781292085999 (pbk.) |
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