Book, Practice of Statistics In the Life Sciences, A 2/14[LS]

Adapted from the best-seller “Basic Statistics and Its Practice” – a classic in the segment –, The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences reaches its second edition with the proposal of presenting an introduction to the subject, applied to the reality of areas such as Environmental Engineering, Geology, Ecology, Biological Sciences, and even the area of Health. The work, conceived with objective and highly didactic language, is based on guiding principles for the study of statistics such as balanced content, experience with data and the importance of theories and concepts in the learning process.. These principles are widely accepted by the scientific community and are guided by the College Report in relation to the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE). With an emphasis on inferential statistics and practice with real data analysis, The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences presents many exercises and examples in each chapter to reinforce teaching and fix the topics covered.. There are also supplementary materials – such as interactive applets, extra chapters, among others – available on the LTC Editora – GEN | Grupo Editorial Nacional website, upon registration.