The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences: w/Student CD PDF

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This text brings a student-friendly style to the often-tricky subject of statistics. The emphasis on real data and statistical thinking illuminates the theory behing quantitative analysis in a life sciences context. The examples and exercises are drawn from diverse areas of biology, including physiology, brain and behavior, epidemiology, health and medicine, nutrition, ecology, and microbiology. This keeps the subject interesting and relevant to a wide range of disciplines. A four-step problem-solving process (State, Formulate, Solve, Conclude) guides student work on realistic statistical problems. The process is used as appropriate and most often as students gain the tools needed to handle real-world problems. In addition, Caution Notes warn students of possible pitfalls they can encounter when analyzing data. The new edition features hundreds of new exercises and examples, added emphasis on working with large data sets, updated technology coverage, and and an expanded media/supplements package. Technology is emphasized throughout the text and always presented in a student-friendly format. o CrunchIt! Software Output Screens. In addition to Minitab, TI graphing calculators, Excel, and SPSS, the Using Technology sections now include CrunchIt!, a student-friendly statistical software package. A CrunchIt! access code is provided with each new textbook or access can be purchased online. o Applets. Available on the companion Web site and CD, and marked throughout the text, these interactive applets help students learn important concepts such as regression, central limit theorem, and more.

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• Hardcover: 721 pages
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman; Second Edition edition (December 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1429272724
• ISBN-13: 978-1429272728
• Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.6 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences: w/Student CD PDF

I am using this book for an online introductory graduate bio-statistics course. I have never been more frustrated with a book! My class is in essence an independent study - read the text, learn the subject matter and take a test - and oh my, this book does not provide the resources to learn basic bio stats. There is too little explanation and way too many "check your skills", "test your knowledge" etc. with answers to only 50% of the questions and without any explanation. It comes with a cd rom that is suppose to be helpful - not - again, very little instruction. In today's world of statistics it is just as important to learn the technological tools that can provide the correct answers, this book fails in this area as well. From a students perspective if you are an instructor reconsider another text, if you are student and stuck with this book - figure out additional resources early on!

By student

This book is awful...the explanations are lacking, and the examples get worse and worse with each chapter. Sometimes, I have to flip back a couple of chapters to figure out where the authors got the numbers for the examples. Also, there are formulas that are in the notes (provided by the authors of the book to my professor) that tie in formulas from previous chapters to the current chapter...but without them I would be lost. The examples are supposed to be clear, so I can LEARN how to apply formulas and concepts. I can't stand this book, and the notes provided to my professor have had multiple mistakes. If you have to use this book, good luck. If you're getting it to learn on your own, do not bother.

By FrustratedStudent