Statistics and scientific method : an introduction for students and researchers / Peter J. Diggle and Amanda G. Chetwynd.

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Main Author: Diggle, Peter
Other Authors: Chetwynd, Amanda
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview : investigating Newton's law
  • Uncertainty : variation, probability and inference
  • Exploratory data analysis : gene expression microarrays
  • Experimental design : agricultural field experiments and clinical trials
  • Simple comparative experiments : comparing drug treatments for chronic asthmatics
  • Statistical modelling : the effect of trace pollutants on plant growth
  • Survival analysis : living with kidney failure
  • Time series analysis : predicting fluctuations in daily maximum temperatures
  • Spatial statistics : monitoring air pollution
  • Appendix : the R computing environment.