Ecological MethodologyThis coherent text translates the methods of statisticians into "ecological English" so that students may readily apply these methods to the real world. Ecological Methodology, Second Edition provides a balance of material on animal and plant populations. It teaches students of ecology how to design the most efficient tests in order to obtain maximum precision with minimal work. The first part of the text focuses on biological and technical issues in statistical methodology. Students learn about advances that have been made in designing better sampling devices, along with the techniques and equipment used for sampling. The second part deals with creating solid statistical design, and presents all methods that are well-known to statisticians in a language and context that students will easily understand. |
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... statistical rule is violated daily , and we must be humble enough to realize that , even though we may spend two months ' hard work obtaining one estimate , that esti- mate is ... statistical test is too often 1.3 11 Statistical Inference.
... statistical tests of significance as a measure of importance . To avoid this trap , remember the following rule . Rule # 8 Never confuse statistical significance with biological significance . The greatest mistake any ecologist can make ...
... statistical concepts , random sampling is easier to explain on paper than it is to apply in the field . Some background is essential before we can discuss random sam- pling . First , you must specify very clearly what the statistical ...