Statistical analysis in microbiology : statnotes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019481403321
• Autore: Armstrong Richard A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : Wiley Blackwell Pub, 2011
• ISBN: 0-470-90517-4
• Disciplina: 579.0727
• Soggetti: Microbiology - Statistical methods; Biology; Health & Biological Sciences; Microbiology & Immunology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Are the data normally distributed? -- Describing the normal distribution -- Testing the difference between two groups -- Wat if the data are not normally distributed? -- Chi-square contingency tables -- One-way analysis of variance (anova) -- Post hoc tests -- Is one set of data more variable than another? -- Statistical power and sample size -- One-way analysis of variance (random effects model) : the nested or hierarchical design -- Two-way analysis of variance -- Two-factor analysis of variance -- Split-plot analysis of variance -- Repeated-measures analysis of variance -- Correlation of two variables -- Limits of agreement -- Nonparametric correlation coefficients -- Fitting a regression line to data -- Using a regression line for prediction and calibration -- Comparison of regression lines -- Nonlinear regression : fitting an exponential curve -- Nonlinear regression : fitting a general polynomial-type curve -- Nonlinear regression : fitting a logistic growth curve -- Nonparametric analysis of variance -- Multiple linear regression -- Stepwise multiple regression -- Classification and dendrograms -- Factor analysis and principal components analysis -- Which test to use : table -- Which test to use : key -- Glossary of statistical terms and their abbreviations -- Summary of sample size procedures for different statistical tests.

It's a jungle up there : more tales from the treetops / / Margaret D. Lowman, Edward Burgess & James Burgess ; foreword by Sir Ghillean T. Prance

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954291703321
• Autore: Lowman Margaret
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006
• ISBN: 9786611729554; 9780300153415; 0300153414; 9781281729552; 1281729558; 9780300129236; 0300129238
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BurgessEdward <1985->; BurgessJames <1987->
• Disciplina: 577.34/092; B
• Soggetti: Ecologists - Australia; Women ecologists - Australia; Rain forest ecology; Forest canopy ecology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-283) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Canopies Are Exciting -- 2. Canopies for Conservation: Climbing in Samoa -- 3. Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2 -- 4. Orchid Farming in Africa: Creating Sustainable Canopies -- 5. An Emmy Award for the Treetops: Ballooning in French Guiana -- 6. Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Florida Sky -- 7. Of Tarantulas, Teenagers, and Turkey Basters: Distance Learning from the Treetops of Peru -- 8. International Powwows: The Indian Connection -- 9. Colorful Bodies: Home to the Black Waters of the Amazon -- 10. Down from the Treetops: Life in the Padded Chair -- 11. Billions of ; Needles: Calculating the Consumption of Conifers -- 12. Downsizing 101: Dynamics of the Family Ecosystem -- 13. Coming Full Circle: Linking the Green and Brown Food Webs -- 14. Global Citizens: An Environmental Ethic for Families -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawn to the mysteries of tropical rain forests and fascinated by life in the treetops, Meg Lowman has pursued a life of scientific exploration while raising her two sons, Edward and James Burgess. This book recounts their family adventures in remote parts of the world (Samoa, West Africa, Peru, Panama, India, Biosphere 2, and others), from the perspectives of both kids and parent. Together they explore tropical rain forests, encounter anacondas and piranhas, eat crickets as hors d'oeuvres, discover new species, and nurture a family ethic for conservation. The chapters of the book focus on field biology questions, the canopy access methods developed to answer the questions, and conservation or education components of each expedition. Lowman enumerates the challenges and joys of juggling parenthood and career, and the children reflect on how their mom's work has affected their lives. A rollicking, inspiring book, It's a Jungle Up There is an upbeat portrayal of how a parent's career can imprint children, and how children in turn can influence the success and trajectory of their parent's career.