This handbook is aimed at biologists who want to process their data through a statistical package on the computer, to select the most appropriate methods, and extract the important information from the often confusing output that is produced.
Table of Contents
Preface. 1. Eight steps to successful data analysis. 2. The basics. 3. Choosing a test: a key. 4. Hypothesis testing, sampling and experimental design. 5. Statistics, variables and distributions. 6. Descriptive and presentational techniques. 7. The tests 1: tests to look at differences. 8. The tests 2: tests to look at relationships. 9. The tests 3: tests for data exploration. 10. Symbols and letters used in statistics. 11. Assumption of the tests. 12. Hints and tips. Glossary. Bibliography and short reviews of selected texts. Index.
