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Practical Statistics for Field Biology by Jim Fowler, Lou Cohen, and Phil Jarvis is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Practical Statistics for Field Biology about?

Provides an excellent introductory text for students on the principles and methods of statistical analysis in the life sciences, helping them choose and analyse statistical tests for their own problems and present their findings. An understanding of statistical principles and methods is essential for any scientist but is particularly important for those in the life sciences. The field biologist faces very particular problems and challenges with statistics as "real-life" situations such as collecting insects with a sweep net or counting seagulls on a cliff face can hardly be expected to be as reliable or controllable as a laboratory-based experiment. Acknowledging the peculiarites of field-based data and its interpretation, this book provides a superb introduction to statistical analysis helping students relate to their particular and often diverse data with confidence and ease. To enhance the usefulness of this book, the new edition incorporates the more advanced method of multivariate analysis, introducing the nature of multivariate problems and describing the the techniques of principal components analysis, cluster analysis and discriminant analysis which are all applied to biolo

Who reads Practical Statistics for Field Biology?

Author

Jim Fowler, Lou Cohen, and Phil Jarvis

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781118685648

Category

science

Subjects

Science, History, Biology

Rating

3.63 / 5 (39 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14