Asking questions in biology : a guide to hypothesis testing, experimental design and presentation in practical work and research projects
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Asking questions in biology : a guide to hypothesis testing, experimental design and presentation in practical work and research projects
Pearson Education, 2011
4th ed
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注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
"First published under the Longman imprint 1993"--T.p. verso
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Asking and answering questions is the cornerstone of science yet formal training in understanding this key process is often overlooked.
Asking Questions in Biology unpacks this crucial process of enquiry, from a biological perspective, at its various stages. It begins with an overview of scientific question-asking in general, before moving on to demonstrate how to derive hypotheses from unstructured observations. It then explains in the main sections of the book, how to use statistical tests as tools to analyse data and answer those questions before, finally, showing the best practice in presenting scientific reports.
As such, it is an indispensable companion to all students of biology, but particularly those enrolled in courses concerning experimental design; data analysis; hypothesis testing; research methods; or any practical project work.
目次
Preface
1 Doing Science
Where do questions come from?
1.1 Science as asking questions
1.2 Basic considerations
1.3 The skill of asking questions
1.4 Where do questions come from?
1.5 What is this book about
References
2 Asking questions
The art of framing hypotheses and predictions
2.1 Observation
2.2 Exploratory analysis
2.3 Forming hypotheses
2.4 Summary
References
3 Answering questions
What do the results say?
3.1 Confirmatory analysis
3.2 What is statistical significance
3.3 Significance tests
3.4 Testing hypotheses
3.5 Testing predictions
3.6 Refining hypotheses and predictions
3.7 Summary
References
4 Presenting information
How to communicate outcomes and conclusions
4.1 Presenting figures and tables
4.2 Presenting results in the text
4.3 Writing reports
4.4 Writing for a more general readership
4.5 Presenting in person: spoken papers and poster presentations
4.6 Plagiarism
4.7 Summary
References
Test finder and help guide
Some self-test questions
Appendix I: Table of confidence limits to the median
Appendix II: How to calculate some simple significance tests
Appendix III: Significance tables
Appendix IV: The common codes for the important graphical parameters of R
Answers to self-test questions
Index
Quick test finders
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