02672nam 2200685 a 450 991081238650332120200520144314.01-4462-3945-40-85702-016-11-280-37055-697866103705591-4129-3221-1(CKB)1000000000031181(EBL)254778(OCoLC)191036545(SSID)ssj0000264176(PQKBManifestationID)11192371(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264176(PQKBWorkID)10283653(PQKB)10872270(MiAaPQ)EBC254778(OCoLC)729031031(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018897(Au-PeEL)EBL254778(CaPaEBR)ebr10076768(CaONFJC)MIL37055(OCoLC)70773981(FINmELB)ELB130960(PPN)227920945(EXLCZ)99100000000003118120020724d2003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrUnderstanding and using scientific evidence how to critically evaluate data /Richard Gott and Sandra Duggan1st ed.London ;Thousand Oaks, Calif. SAGE20031 online resource (ix, 198 p.) illDescription based upon print version of record.0-7619-7084-3 0-7619-7083-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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.SciencePhilosophyEvidenceSciencePhilosophy.Evidence.507.27Gott Richard1946-1674157Duggan Sandra1949-1674158MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812386503321Understanding and using scientific evidence4038781UNINA