Experimental Design for Biologists, Second Edition
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The effective design and analysis of experiments in biology are critical to success, yet graduate students in biological and medical sciences typically receive very little formal training in these steps. With feedback from readers of the first edition, colleagues, and students taking the very popular experimental design courses taught by the author, this second edition of Experimental Design for Biologists retains the engaging writing style while organizing the book around the four elements of experimental design: the framework, the system, the experiment, and the model. The approach has been tested in the classroom, where the author has taught numerous graduate students, MD/PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows. The goal of every scientist is to discover something new and with the aid of Experimental Design for Biologists , this task is made a little easier. This handbook explains how to establish the framework for an experimental project, how to set up all of the components of an experimental system, design experiments within that system, determine and use the correct set of controls, and formulate models to test the veracity and resiliency of the data. This thoroughly updated edition of Experimental Design for Biologists is an essential source of theory and practical guidance for designing a research plan. Review: An Essential Resource for All Biologists! - A very practical and well-written explanation of how to apply the scientific method to biological research. This book serves the interests of all who produce and consume research in this field. Many thanks to the author for spelling out what some many practitioners learn by doing or learn by others simply expecting them to already know it. Very well done Dr Glass! I look forward to your next book! Review: A Much Needed Book - Interestingly enough, little to no training on the nature of science is given to graduate or undergraduate science students. This is a crime, in my opinion. How are we to expect the students we are training to become quality scientists without educating them on what science is, how it came to be, and what it can and cannot answer? This book does a fantastic job of summarizing everything that a scientist needs to be aware of when designing an experiment, but it does so while emphasizing the importance of thinking of science in the larger picture rather than simply trying to support or disprove a hypothesis.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 57 Reviews |
G**H
An Essential Resource for All Biologists!
A very practical and well-written explanation of how to apply the scientific method to biological research. This book serves the interests of all who produce and consume research in this field. Many thanks to the author for spelling out what some many practitioners learn by doing or learn by others simply expecting them to already know it. Very well done Dr Glass! I look forward to your next book!
A**S
A Much Needed Book
Interestingly enough, little to no training on the nature of science is given to graduate or undergraduate science students. This is a crime, in my opinion. How are we to expect the students we are training to become quality scientists without educating them on what science is, how it came to be, and what it can and cannot answer? This book does a fantastic job of summarizing everything that a scientist needs to be aware of when designing an experiment, but it does so while emphasizing the importance of thinking of science in the larger picture rather than simply trying to support or disprove a hypothesis.
M**C
A vet needed book in the field
Excellent book!
H**B
Five Stars
This book helped me to see the road map of scientific thinking clearly.
M**W
Five Stars
Should be required reading for all biologists.
S**N
Five Stars
This should be required reading for every student pursuing a career in biological research!
H**N
Good for a rough read. But once you read it carefully, many flaws become obvious.
Good for a rough read. But once you read it carefully, many flaws become obvious: (1) Some terminologies are confusing, such as "question" in section 1 vs "framework" in section 3 which seem the same; "induction" vs "abduction" vs "deduction" in section 1 is also very confusing. (2) Typos in important places, such as "minimizing signal to noise ratio", where it should be "maximizing signal to noise ratio".
M**T
Interesting and Helpful Read
This book is great! In my college experience, explicit comprehensive instruction on experimental design was scarce. This book has been an excellent supplement as I prepare for going back to grad school again.
J**N
Excelente producto
Excelente producto, el libro incluye una gran cantidad de temas fundamentales para un científico, debería ser libro de texto para cada posgrado experimental
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