Practical Statistics for Field Biology

I am a grad student working on the data analysis for my thesis and this book helped me enormously! The problem with other statistics books is that they give data sets and examples that don't relate to types of data that field biologists have to deal with. My biggest problem was figuring out what kind of statistical tests I needed to use for the kind of data that I had collected, and this book answered many of my questions in that area.

My professor says it's the best book "out there" for Stats for Biology and he was right; very informative, detailed, and thorough!

This book is an easy read. It goes over basic statistical practices in an easy to follow format.

Fantastic for biologists (not just ecology folks) that are intimidated by stats!

Easily the best Inferential Statistics book in field biology.

Love this simple self explanatory book... use it for my class exercises

Good basic information written in a clear concise form.

The required statistics class in the biology major at my university was confusing and practically useless. This book, which I purchased a year or two afterwards, provided a nice review of the very basics.The book moves slowly, and the information:examples ratio seems a little low at first; on the other hand, it's good to see some of the actual math of what goes on behind a stats program and be reminded of fundamental concepts. Provides some nice suggestions on data transformation and other topics.Not perfect, but easy to read, unintimidating, and well organized - a must-read for those who are completely confused by their current statistics training.

Perfecto!

I already used it in a field station ans it was so useful that I decided to buy it!

Recommande pour tous ceux qui veulent comprendre de manière simple les statistiques de base. Ouvrage en anglais mais facile à comprendre.

I chose this book because it occurred to me in my first year of Zoology that a clear understanding of statistics is essential for Biologists and Zoologists. This book starts from the very basics and doesn't assume you are a mathematical genius like most other statistic books have. Instead it introduces you step by step to different techniques and actually explains WHY certain methods are used and lots of examples are included to get your head around the topic.I've found that reading through it page by page like a book (especially the first few chapters) has given me a genuine understanding of stats and a steady foundation for the future, but targeting certain chapters is equally useful, so you don't feel that you have to read every single page to get to where you want to be.I would seriously recommend this to anyone who wants a healthy relationship with Statistics :)

基本的なことが良く書かれている良書です。留学生にすすめています。