Statistical Methods in Biology.

Abstract

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Variability and frequency distributions 3. Estimation, standard errors and confidence limits 4. The basic idea of a significance test 5. Simple significance tests based on the normal distribution 6. The use of t-tests for small smaples 7. Contingency tables and X2 8. X2-tests of goodness-of-fit and homogeneity 9. The correlation of measurements 10. Regression analysis 11. Simple experimental design and the analysis of variance 12. Introduction to factorial experiments 13. Random samples and random numbers 14. Partial correlation and multiple regression 15. Non-parametric and distribution-free tests 16. Notes on numerical calculation, calculators and computers Appendix tables Index.