Petrie, Aviva.

Statistics for veterinary and animal science / Aviva Petrie, Paul Watson. - 3rd ed. - Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub. Professional, 2013. - 391 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-378) and index.

The whys and wherefores of statistics -- Descriptive statistics -- Probability and probability distributions -- Sampling and sampling distributions -- Experimental design and clinical trials -- An introduction to hypothesis testing -- Hypothesis tests 1 the t-test : comparing one or two means -- Hypothesis tests 2 the F-test : comparing two variances or more than two means -- Hypothesis tests 3 the chi-squared test : comparing proportions -- Linear correlation and regression -- Further regression analyses -- Non-parametric statistical methods -- Further aspects of design and analysis -- Additional techniques -- Some specialized issues and procedures -- Evidence-based veterinary medicine -- Reporting guidelines -- Critical appraisal of reported studies.

9780470670750 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2012045182


Statistics as Topic--methods.
Veterinary Medicine.

SF760.S73 / P48 2013

SF 760.S73