Herzog, Michael H.,

Understanding statistics and experimental design : how to not lie with statistics / [print] Michael H. Herzog, Gregory Francis, Aaron Clarke. - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, (c)2019. - xi, 142 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm - Learning materials in biosciences . - Learning materials in biosciences. .

Includes bibliographical references.

PART I. Basic Probability Theory -- Experimental Design and the Basics of Statistics: Signal detection Theory (SDT) -- The Core Concept of Statistics -- Variations on the t-test PART II. The Multiple Testing Problem -- ANOVA -- Experimental design: Model Fits, Power, and Complex Designs -- Correlation PART III. Meta-analysis -- Understanding replication -- Magnitude of excess success -- Suggested improvements and challenges.

This open access textbook provides the background needed to correctly use, interpret and understand statistics and statistical data in diverse settings. Part III provides insight into meta-statistics (statistics of statistics) and demonstrates why experiments often do not replicate.



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Experimental design.
Mathematical statistics.
Research--Methodology.

QA276.F818.U534 2019