The Analysis of Biological Data Reviews
Book Features
- Author: Michael C. Whitlock
- Language: English
- ISBN10: 0981519407
Book Overview
>>>The Analysis of Biological Data is a new method to teaching introductory statistics to biology students. Whitlock and Schluter use numerous techniques to reach this exclusive audience. All through, they teach statistics in the context of intriguing biological and medical examples they emphasize intuitive understanding rather than an more than-reliance on formulas they concentrate on the information rather than the mathematical foundations of statistics and they introduce – on a conceptual level – contemporary topics such as likelihood, regression, randomization, meta-analysis and the bootstrap. Instructors and students regularly praise the book’s clear and engaging writing, strong visualization methods, and the wide variety of fascinating and related biological examples….
Complicated Subject Made Simple,
The book teaches complex statistics using biological examples. It has the tendency to make complicated knowledge quite attainable for students new to statistics. I highly recommend this text for…
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|Absolutely wonderful textbook in every way,
INTRO BIOSTATISTICS PROFESSORS: I implore you, MAKE THIS THE REQUIRED TEXTBOOK FOR YOUR CLASS. I was deeply unimpressed with my biostatistics professor this semester, but am sure that no matter how…
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