Research methods for the biosciences / D. Holmes, P. Moody, D. Dine, L. Trueman.

By: Holmes, D. (Debbie) [author.]Contributor(s): Moody, P. (Peter) | Dine, D. (Diana) | Trueman, L. (Laurence)Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]Edition: Third editionDescription: xxi, 460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198728498; 0198728492Subject(s): Life sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Science | ScienceDDC classification: 570.7/2 LOC classification: QH315 | .H65 2017Other classification: 570.72
Contents:
Section 1: Planning your experiment. 1. Where do I begin? -- 2. Planning your experiment -- 3. Questionnaires, focus groups, and interviews -- 4. Research, the law, and you -- Section 2: Handling your data. 5. What to do with raw data -- 6. An introduction to hypothesis testing -- 7. Which statistical test should I choose? -- 8. Hypothesis testing: do my data fit an expected ratio? -- 9. Hypothesis testing: associations and relationships -- 10. Hypothesis testing: do my samples come from the same population? Parametric data -- 11. Hypothesis testing: do my samples come from the same population? Non-parametric data -- Section 3: Reporting your results. 12. Reporting your research
Summary: Demystifies the process of research and describes all the factors that enable effective investigation. These include planning your experiment; data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting; and legal, ethical, and health & safety considerations.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 456) and index.

Section 1: Planning your experiment. 1. Where do I begin? -- 2. Planning your experiment -- 3. Questionnaires, focus groups, and interviews -- 4. Research, the law, and you -- Section 2: Handling your data. 5. What to do with raw data -- 6. An introduction to hypothesis testing -- 7. Which statistical test should I choose? -- 8. Hypothesis testing: do my data fit an expected ratio? -- 9. Hypothesis testing: associations and relationships -- 10. Hypothesis testing: do my samples come from the same population? Parametric data -- 11. Hypothesis testing: do my samples come from the same population? Non-parametric data -- Section 3: Reporting your results. 12. Reporting your research

Demystifies the process of research and describes all the factors that enable effective investigation. These include planning your experiment; data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting; and legal, ethical, and health & safety considerations.

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