{"product_id":"a-primer-of-ecological-statistics-9780878932696","title":"A Primer Of Ecological Statistics","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Primer of Ecological Statistics explains fundamental material in probability theory and experimental design for ecologists and environmental scientists. The book emphasizes a general introduction to probability theory and provides a detailed discussion of specific designs and analyses that are typically encountered in ecology and environmental science. Appropriate for use as either a stand-alone or supplementary text for upper-division undergraduate or graduate courses in ecological and environmental statistics  ecology  environmental science  environmental studies  or experimental design  the Primer also serves as a resource for environmental professionals who need to use and interpret statistics daily but have little or no formal training in the subject. The book is divided into three parts. Part I discusses the fundamentals of probability and statistical thinking. It introduces the logic and language of probability (Chapter 1)  explains common statistical distributions used in ecology (Chapter 2) and important measures of central tendency and spread (Chapter 3)  explains P-values  hypothesis testing  and statistical errors (Chapter 4)  and introduces frequentist  Bayesian  and Monte Carlo methods of analysis (Chapter 5). Part II discusses how to successfully design and execute field experiments and sampling studies. Topics include design strategies (Chapter 6)  a \"bestiary\" of experimental designs (Chapter 7)  and transformations and data management (Chapter 8). Part III discusses specific analyses  and covers the material that is the main core of most statistics texts. Topics include regression (Chapter 9)  analysis of variance (Chapter 10)  categorical data analysis (Chapter 11)  and multivariate analysis (Chapter 12). The book includes a comprehensive glossary  a mathematical appendix on matrix algebra  and extensively annotated tables and figures. Footnotes introduce advanced and ancillary material: some are purely historical  others cover mathematical\/statistical proofs or details  and still others address current topics in the ecological literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651949486133,"sku":"ByrdShop_0878932690","price":69.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780878932696.jpg?v=1781847050","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-primer-of-ecological-statistics-9780878932696","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}