Samuels M., Witmer J., Schaffner A.Statistics for the Life Sciences

5th Global Edition. — Pearson, 2016. — 652 p. — ISBN: 978-1-292-10181-1.This book uses authentic examples and exercises from a wide variety of life science domains to give statistical concepts personal relevance, enabling students to connect concepts with situations they will encounter outside the classroom. The emphasis on understanding ideas rather than memorizing formulas makes the text ideal for students studying a variety of scientific fields: animal science, agronomy, biology, forestry, health, medicine, nutrition, pharmacy, physical education, zoology and more. In the fifth edition, randomization tests have been moved to the fore to motivate the inference procedures introduced in the text. There are no prerequisites for the text except elementary algebra.Unit I Data and DistributionsDescription of Samples and Populations
Probability and the Binomial Distribution
The Normal Distribution
Sampling Distributions
Unit I Highlights and StudyUnit II Inference for Means
Confidence Intervals
Comparison of Two Independent Samples
Comparison of Paired Samples
Unit II Highlights and StudyUnit III Inference for Categorical Data
Categorical Data: One-Sample Distributions
Categorical Data: Relationships
Unit III Highlights and StudyUnit IV Modeling Relationships
Comparing the Means of Many Independent Samples
Linear Regression and CorrelationUnit IV Highlights and Study
A Summary of Inference MethodsTrue PDF