An Introduction for the Life Sciences
Nick Colegrave and Graeme D. Ruxton
November 2020
ISBN: 9780198846635
176 pages
Paperback
246x189mm
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Price: £22.99Written primarily for mid-to-upper level undergraduates, this compelling introduction to power analysis offers a clear, conceptual understanding of the factors that influence statistical power, as well as guidance on improving and presenting the outcomes of power analyses to justify experimental design decisions.
Written primarily for mid-to-upper level undergraduates, this compelling introduction to power analysis offers a clear, conceptual understanding of the factors that influence statistical power, as well as guidance on improving and presenting the outcomes of power analyses to justify experimental design decisions.
Nick Colegrave, University of Edinburgh, and Graeme D. Ruxton, University of St Andrews
Nick Colegrave is Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He has held faculty positions there for 20 years, and published over 70 peer-reviewed papers. His research sits at the interface between ecology and evolution, understanding how these processes interact and affect each other. He also has strong interests in infection and disease. He has always taught courses in experimental design and statistics, and gives seminars and conference keynote addresses on issues in these fields.
Graeme Ruxton is Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He has held faculty positions for 25 years, and published over 400 peer-reviewed papers. His research focuses on diverse aspects of behavioural ecology, but he has published numerous papers on aspects of experimental design and statistics, and co-authored a statistical textbook. He has always taught courses in various aspects of experimental design and statistics and has delivered postgraduate workshops on this internationally.
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Power Analysis: An Introduction for the Life Sciences is supported by online resources and is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.
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