Experimental Design for the Life Sciences - Brossura

Ruxton, Graeme; Colegrave, Nick

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199569126 ISBN 13: 9780199569120

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2010

Riassunto

At the core of good research lies the careful design of experiments. Yet all too often a successful design comes only after a painful trial-and-error process, wasting valuable time and resources.

Experimental Design for the Life Sciences teaches the reader how to effectively design experiments to ensure today's students are equipped with the skills they need to be the researchers of tomorrow. With a refreshingly approachable and articulate style, the book explains the essential elements of experimental design in clear, practical terms, so the reader can grasp and apply even the most challenging concepts, including power analysis and pseudoreplication.

The inter-relatedness of experimental design, statistics, and ethical considerations is emphasised throughout the book. The use of examples drawn from the primary literature ensures the reader fully understands how the theory of experimental design is applied within the broader context of real biological research.

Above all, Experimental Design for the Life Sciences demonstrates how good experimental design relies on clear thinking and biological understanding, not mathematical or statistical complexity - putting it at the heart of any biosciences student's education.

· Self-test questions, with answers at the end of the book, encourage students to check their understanding as they progress and reinforce essential facts
· Take-home messages throughout chapters focus the students' attention on the principles they must grasp
· Discussion of ethical issues, flagged in the margin, raises awareness of this important aspect of experimental design

Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource centre to accompany Experimental Design for the Life Sciences features:

For students:
Self-test questions and answers
Extra questions
Links to useful websites and free software

For lecturers:
Figures from the book, available to download Practical exercises - to be used in class, with instructor's and demonstrator's notes, handouts for students, files to run the exercises, and follow-up activities

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Recensione:

I think it is splendid; it is the sort of short and concise text which students remember for a long time and which they hang on to long after the course is passed. (Bernt Walther, Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology, University of Bergen)

I would have loved to have such a book in this phase of my scientific career. (Mariet Hefting, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University)

A well-presented, clearly argued, concise and witty introduction to one of the most important topics in the life sciences. (Nick Royle, School of Biosciences, Exeter University)

L'autore:

Graeme Ruxton obtained a first degree in Physics before getting a PhD in Statistics and Modelling Science. After his PhD he worked for several years with the Scottish Agricultural Statistical Service in Edinburgh. He then got a lectureship in Ecology at the University of Glasgow, where he is now Professor of Theoretical Ecology. Nick Colegrave trained as an evolutionary biologist, obtaining his first degree at the University of Sussex, and his PhD on the evolution of competition strategies at the University of Sheffield. Since then he has held a number of postdoctoral research positions at a range of universities including, McGill, St Andrews, Glasgow and Edinburgh, working on various aspects of evolutionary biology, with a range of organisms. At various points he has also held the post of zoology demonstrator at the University of Edinburgh, teaching experimental design to zoology students and advising on statistics. He is now lecturer in Biology at Edinburgh.

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• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0199569126
• ISBN 13: 9780199569120
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 200