Dimensions
168 x 240 x 12mm
Statistical methods are a key tool for all scientists working with data, but learning the basics continues to challenge successive generations of students. This accessible textbook provides an up-to-date introduction to the classical techniques and modern extensions of linear model analysis-one of the most useful approaches for investigating scientific data in the life and environmental sciences. While some of the foundational analyses (e.g. t tests, regression,
ANOVA) are as useful now as ever, best practice moves on and there are many new general developments that offer great potential. The book emphasizes an estimation-based approach that takes account of
recent criticisms of over-use of probability values and introduces the alternative approach that uses information criteria.This new edition includes the latest advances in R and related software and has been thoroughly
