Research methods for the biosciences / D. Holmes, P. Moody, D. Dine, L. Trueman. -- 3rd ed. -- Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2017 .—(58.105 /H749 /3rd ed.)

Contents

List of boxes

Preface

Acknowledgements

SECTION 1 Planning your experiment

1   Where do I begin?

2   Planning your experiment

3   Questionnaires, focus groups, and interviews

4   Research, the law, and you

SECTION 2 Handling your data

5   What to do with raw data

6   An introduction to hypothesis testing

7   Which statistical test should I choose?

8   Hypothesis testing: Do my data fit an expected ratio?

9   Hypothesis testing: Associations and relationships

10   Hypothesis testing: Do my samples come from the same population? Parametric data

11   Hypothesis testing: Do my samples come from the same population? Non-parametric data

SECTION 3  Reporting your results

12   Reporting your research

Appendix A How to choose a research project

Appendix B Maths and statistics

Appendix C Quick reference guide for choosing a statistical test

Appendix D Tables of critical values for statistical tests

Glossary

References

index