The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences – 4th edition
Textbook | Statistics | Life Sciences | Macmillan Learning
This handy textbook is intended for students in the life sciences who want to apply statistics in biology, nursing, public health, and related programs. The fourth edition clearly explains how statistical skills are used in these fields.
With accessible explanations, practical examples, and targeted exercises, the book helps students understand and apply statistics in their studies and future professional situations.
This edition can be used with Achieve, Macmillan’s digital learning platform. This platform offers additional online materials, interactive assignments, and an e-book, allowing students to effectively practice and master statistical concepts.
Why choose The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences?
- targeted at biology, healthcare, and life sciences students
- clear and understandable explanation of core statistical concepts
- practice-oriented examples and assignments
- active learning through simulations and visualizations
- integrable with Achieve, including digital e-book and learning environment
- suitable for classroom teaching and independent study
Digital support and additional learning resources
Macmillan’s digital platform Achieve provides a cohesive learning environment where learning objectives, examples, and assessment come together. Students benefit from assignments with hints, feedback, and worked-out solutions that strengthen understanding.
In addition, the exercises refer to statistical applets for hands-on learning through simulations. Support is also available via CrunchIt!, an online statistical tool based on R. This enables calculations and visualizations with your own or book data. Furthermore, video tutorials, StatTutor modules, and downloadable data files are available.
Target audience and language
This book is suitable for:
- biology and life sciences students
- nursing and public health students
- programs in allied health and healthcare
- teachers looking for practical statistics books
- use in combination with print and digital education
Language and level
The book is written in English and suitable for students with an average language level, appropriate for higher education in life sciences.
Authors
Brigitte Baldi has a broad background in mathematics, biology, neuroscience, and statistics education. She works at the University of California, Irvine and is active in statistical education.
David S. Moore is a renowned statistician and emeritus professor at Purdue University, known for his influential contributions to statistics education.
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