Mohammed Meah - Essential Statistics for Bioscientists

MOHAMMED MEAHSchool of Health, Sport & Bioscience Biological and Medical Sciences University of East London London UK

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Meah, M. S. (Mohammed Shahabu), author.

Title: Essential statistics for bioscientists / Mohammed Meah.

Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021060393 (print) | LCCN 2021060394 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119712008 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119712015 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119712022 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Biometry. | Life sciences--Research--Methodology.

Classification: LCC QH323.5 .M43 2022 (print) | LCC QH323.5 (ebook) | DDC 570.1/5195--dc23/eng/20220202

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021060393LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021060394

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1 Cover

2 Title page Essential Statistics for Bioscientists MOHAMMED MEAH School of Health, Sport & Bioscience Biological and Medical Sciences University of East London London UK

3 Copyright

4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

5 LIST OF WORKED EXAMPLES OF STATISTICAL TESTS

6 Introduction

7 1 Basic Statistics

8 2 Displaying and Exploring Sample Data Graphically

9 3 Choosing The Appropriate Statistical Test For Analysis

10 4 Inferential Statistics:Parametric Tests

11 5 Inferential Statistics:Non-parametric Tests

12 6 Using Excel:Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

13 7 Using Prism:Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

14 8 Using SPSS:Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

15 9 Misuse and Misinterpretations of Statistics

16 Appendix 1 Historical Landmarks in Statistics

17 Appendix 2 Common Statistical Terms

18 Appendix 3 Common Symbols Used in Statistics

19 Appendix 4 Standard Formulas

20 Appendix 5 How to Calculate Sample Size

21 Appendix 6 Familiarisation with GraphPad Prism

22 Appendix 7 Answers to Sample Problems

23 Appendix 8 Standard Critical Tables

24 REFERENCES

25 INDEX

26 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Gantt Chart Of Research...Figure 1.2 Blood Parameters And...Figure 1.3 Sample Data Split...

2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Light Absorbance Against...Figure 2.2 Mean (N = 10) ± Sem...Figure 2.3 Pef Variation On...Figure 2.4 Weight Loss...Figure 2.5 Different Ways...Figure 2.6 Mean (N = 12) Hr ±...Figure 2.7 Dot Plot Of Lactate...Figure 2.8 Dot Plot Of Blood...Figure 2.9 Stem And Leaf Plot...Figure 2.10 Stem And Leaf...Figure 2.11 The Structure Of...Figure 2.12 Box And Whisker...Figure 2.13 Boxplots Of Marks...Figure 2.14 Frequency Histogram...Figure 2.15 Cumulative Frequency...Figure 2.16 Percentage Frequency...Figure 2.17 Different Frequency...Figure 2.18 Normal Distribution...Figure 2.19 Normal Distribution...Figure 2.20 Normal Distribution...Figure 2.21 Scatter Plot Of...Figure 2.22 Bacterial Number...Figure 2.23 Glucose Tolerance...Figure 2.24 Mean (N = 10) ±...Figure 2.25 Proportion Of Women...Figure 2.31 Dose Response Curve.Figure 2.26 Example Of Kaplan...Figure 2.27 Example Of Lineweaver...Figure 2.28 Effect Of Probiotics...Figure 2.29 Example Of Funnel Plot.Figure 2.30 Example Of Bubble Plot...

3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Flow Chart Showing...

4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Calibration Plot...Figure 4.2 Regression Line...

5 Appendix 7FIGURE 2.32 Mean Iodine Content...

1 Chapter 1 TABLE 1.1 Subject Details...

2 Chapter 2TABLE 2.1 Student assessment...TABLE 2.2 Effect of stressors...TABLE 2.3 Class width...TABLE 2.4 Class width...TABLE 2.5 Class width...

3 Chapter 3TABLE 3.1 Examples of parametric...

4 Chapter 4TABLE 4.1 ANOVA table...TABLE 4.2 FEV1 measured...

5 Chapter 5TABLE 5.1 Oral presentation...TABLE 5.2 Oral presentation...TABLE 5.3 Lab practical exam ...

6 Chapter 6TABLE 6.1 Mean HR and Blood...TABLE 6.2 Mean and SEM blood...TABLE 6.3 Absorbances of...TABLE 6.4 Blood types of...TABLE 6.5 Blood pressure and...TABLE 6.6 Changes of FEV...TABLE 6.7 Effect of gender...

7 Chapter 7TABLE 7.1 Effect of exercise...TABLE 7.2 Mean blood pressure...TABLE 7.3 HPL levels in women...TABLE 7.4 Lactose content and...TABLE 7.5 Levels of cholesterol...TABLE 7.6 Pain scores...

8 Chapter 8TABLE 8.1 Hb in males...TABLE 8.2 PEF versus...TABLE 8.3 Glucose before...