Introductory Biological Statistics

by Raymond E. Hampton and John E. Havel

Book Overview

"A thorough grounding in statistics is necessary for a career in any experimental science, but many students find themselves intimidated by the subject. Hampton and Havel have written this text with these students in mind. While providing the theory and assumptions necessary for a deep understanding of statistics, they make it approachable and keep it relevant to the interests of biology students. Their examples and exercises show how to choose the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577663802
• ISBN13: 9781577663805
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Waveland Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent text book for the beginner...

I had the oportunity to take a class with one of the Authors, Dr Havel, while I was a Masters student in Missouri State University. We had hand outs of chapters of this textbook while it was under print. Just like our Professor's lectures this book is simple and easy to understand. I finshed reviewing the textbook for my final exam -the entire book- in 4 hours. It gives small cheats about working statistical problems in MINITAB in MINITAB with out much blabber about the advanced software. I keep the original notes as well as new editions of the textbook still with me as a reference. If you are looking for a hand book for biological statistics this book is the one..If you plan to use or is trying to learn MINITAB this is a good textbook to go through.

Great Stats Intro!

If you're new to stats, or just keep forgetting the definition of chi squared, this is the book for you. Easy to read, good worked examples - both parametric and non-parametric (the autor will tell you what those are if you don't already know).I use to borrow my roommates - now I'm buying my own as a handy reference.NB. Does not go into a lot of detail of derivation.