| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
vii, 391 p. : chart ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
The whys and wherefores of statistics -- Descriptive statistics -- Probability and probability distributions -- Sampling and sampling distributions -- Experimental design and clinical trials -- An introduction to hypothesis testing -- Hypothesis tests 1 the t-test : comparing one or two means -- Hypothesis tests 2 the F-test : comparing two variances or more than two means -- Hypothesis tests 3 the chi-squared test : comparing proportions -- Linear correlation and regression -- Further regression analyses -- Non-parametric statistical methods -- Further aspects of design and analysis -- Additional techniques -- Some specialized issues and procedures -- Evidence-based veterinary medicine -- Reporting guidelines -- Critical appraisal of reported studies |
| Summary |
This book is an introductory text that assumes no previous knowledge of statistics. It starts with very basic methodology and builds on it to encompass some of the more advanced techniques that are currently used. This book will enable you to handle numerical data and critically appraise the veterinary and animal science literature. Written in a non-mathematical way, the emphasis is on understanding the underlying concepts and correctly interpreting computer output, and not on working through mathematical formulae. |
| Subject |
Statistics as Topic -- methods
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Veterinary Medicine
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| Alt Author |
Watson, Paul
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| ISBN |
9780470670750 (pbk.) |
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