Statistics at the Bench: A Step-by-Step Handbook for Biologists

by Rebecca W. Doerge, Martina Bremer

Overview

Statistics at the Bench is a convenient bench-side companion for biologists, designed as a handy reference guide for elementary and intermediate statistical analyses. The expectations for biologists to have a more complete understanding of statistics are growing rapidly. New technologies and new areas of science, such as microarrays, next-generation sequencing, and proteomics, have dramatically increased the need for quantitative reasoning among biologists when designing experiments and interpreting results. Even the most routine informatics tools rely on statistical assumptions and methods that need to be appreciated if the scientific results are to be correct, understood, and exploited fully. This book is not a textbook. It is an essential handbook for working scientists. Statistics at the Bench provides a simple refresher for those who have forgotten what they once knew, and an overview for those wishing to use more quantitative reasoning in their research. Statistical methods, as well as guidelines for the interpretation of results, are explained using simple examples. Throughout the book, examples are accompanied by detailed Excel commands for easy reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879698577
Publisher:	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Publication date:	07/31/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	167
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Common Pitfalls
3. Descriptive Statistics
4. Design of Experiments
5. Confidence Intervals
6. Hypothesis Testing
7. Regression and ANOVA
8. Special Topics
References
Index of Worked Out Examples
Index of Excel Commands

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Lab Math: A Handbook of Measurements, Calculations, and Other Quantitative Skills for Use at the Bench
Experimental Design for Biologists