M. Gierlinski – Understanding Statistical Error. A Primer for Biologists (2016)

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Автор: M. Gierlinski
Название книги: Understanding Statistical Error. A Primer for Biologists
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Биологические науки
Страницы: 224
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This accessible introductory textbook provides a straightforward, practical explanation of how statistical analysis and error measurements should be applied in biological research.
Understanding Statistical Error – A Primer for Biologists:
Introduces the essential topic of error analysis to biologists
Contains mathematics at a level that all biologists can grasp
Presents the formulas required to calculate each confidence interval for use in practice
Is based on a successful series of lectures from the author’s established course
Assuming no prior knowledge of statistics, this book covers the central topics needed for efficient data analysis, ranging from probability distributions, statistical estimators, confidence intervals, error propagation and uncertainties in linear regression, to advice on how to use error bars in graphs properly. Using simple mathematics, all these topics are carefully explained and illustrated with figures and worked examples. The emphasis throughout is on visual representation and on helping the reader to approach the analysis of experimental data with confidence.
This useful guide explains how to evaluate uncertainties of key parameters, such as the mean, median, proportion and correlation coefficient. Crucially, the reader will also learn why confidence intervals are important and how they compare against other measures of uncertainty.
Understanding Statistical Error – A Primer for Biologists can be used both by students and researchers to deepen their knowledge and find practical formulae to carry out error analysis calculations. It is a valuable guide for students, experimental biologists and professional researchers in biology, biostatistics, computational biology, cell and molecular biology, ecology, biological chemistry, drug discovery, biophysics, as well as wider subjects within life sciences and any field where error analysis is required.
Why do we need to evaluate errors?
Probability distributions
Measurement errors
Statistical estimators
Confidence intervals
Error bars
Propagation of errors
Errors in simple linear regression
Worked example
Solutions to exercises
Appendix A
Bibliography
Index

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