Quantitative Investigations in the Biosciences using MINITAB

Quantitative Investigations in the Biosciences Using MINITAB provides an introduction to investigative methods that, in addition to outlining statistical principles and describing methods of calculations, also presents essential commands and interprets output from the statistics package MINITAB. The book introduces the three basic elements of investigations, design, analysis, and reporting, using an approach that keeps mathematics to a minimum. It groups statistical tests according to the type of problem they examine and draws techniques and examples from a variety of subjects, ranging from physiology and biochemistry to ecology and behavioral science.