Statistics and scientific method : an introduction for students and researchers

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diggle, Peter (Author), Chetwynd, Amanda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press , c2011
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Overview: investigating newton's law
  • 3. Uncertainty: variation, probability and inference
  • 4. Exploratory data analysis: gene expression microarrays
  • 5. Experimental design: agricultural field experiments and clinical trials
  • 6. Simple comparative experiments: comparing drug treatments for chronic asthmatics
  • 7. Statistical modelling: the effect of trace pollutants on plant growth
  • 8. Survival analysis: living with kidney failure
  • 9. Time series analysis: predicting fluctuations in daily maximum temperatures
  • 10. Spatial statistics: monitoring air pollution