Statistics for the Life Sciences

Statistics for the Life Sciences, Fourth Edition, is the perfect book for introductory statistics classes, covering the key concepts of statistics as applied to the life sciences, while incorporating the tools and themes of modern data analysis. This text uses an abundance of real data in the exercises and examples to minimize computation, so that students can focus on the statistical concepts and issues, not the mathematics. Basic algebra is assumed as a prerequisite. ' This latest edition is also available as an enhanced Pearson eText. This exciting new version features an embedded version of StatCrunch, allowing students to analyze data sets while reading the book. ' For graduate or undergraduate courses in biology, agronomy, medical and health sciences, nutrition, pharmacy, animal science, physical education, forestry, and other life sciences.1. Introduction 2. Probability, and the Binomial Distribution 3. Description of Samples and Populations 4. The Normal Distribution 5. Sampling Distributions 6. Confidence Intervals 7. Comparison of Two Independent Samples 8. Comparison of Paired Samples 9: Categorical Data: One-Sample Distributions 10. Categorical Data: Relationships 11. Comparing the Means of Many Independent Samples 12. Linear Regression and Correlation 13. A Summary of Inference Methods