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Autore |
Gott Richard <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Understanding and using scientific evidence [[electronic resource] ] : how to critically evaluate data / / Richard Gott and Sandra Duggan |
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ISBN |
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1-4462-3945-4 |
0-85702-016-1 |
1-280-37055-6 |
9786610370559 |
1-4129-3221-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 198 p.) : ill |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Research - Evaluation |
Evidence |
Sampling (Statistics) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - The Design of a simple investigation; Chapter 3 - Different types of variables; Chapter 4 - Other, and more complex, designs; Chapter 5 - Making the best use of tables and graphs; Chapter 6 - What do the data mean?; Chapter 7 - Are the measurements good enough?; Chapter 8 - Samples and populations; Chapter 9 - Lots of measurements; Chapter 10 - Data as part of evidence; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text shows that there are things to understand about scientific evidences: difficult concepts about the structure of experiments; causality; repeatability and the validity and reliability of evidence upon which decisions have to be made. |
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