Asking Questions in Biology A Guide to Hypothesis Testing, Experimental Design and Presentation in Practical Work and Research Projects

Name: Asking Questions in Biology A Guide to Hypothesis Testing, Experimental Design and Presentation in Practical Work and Research Projects
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ISBN: 9780132224352

ISBN-10: 0132224356

ISBN-13: 9780132224352

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Chris Barnard, Francis Gilbert, Peter McGregor

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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.

Book details

List price: $48.40
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/2/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




Doing Science: Where do questions come from?



Science as asking questions



Basic considerations



The skill of asking questions



Where do questions come from?



What this book is about



Asking Questions: The art of framing hypotheses and predictions



Observation



Exploratory analysis



Forming hypotheses



Summary



Answering Questions: What do the results say?



Confirmatory analysis



What is statistical significance



Significance tests



Testing hypotheses



Testing predictions



Refining hypotheses



Summary



Presenting Information: How to communicate outcomes and conclusions



Presenting figures and tables



Presenting results in the text



Writing reports



Summary Test finder and help guide Some self-test questions



Table of confidence limits to the median



How to calculate some simple significance tests



Significance tables Answers to self-test questions


Index


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