Design and Statistical Analysis of Animal Experiments

Informationen zum Autor Simon T. Bate is a Principal Statistician at GlaxoSmithKline, supporting pre-clinical research. He has spent over 12 years supporting the design and statistical analysis of animal experiments, including drug discovery research, toxicology studies and safety assessment. He presents many statistics courses around Europe, including the statistics module of the British Association for Psychopharmacology's Pre-Clinical Certificate. Robin A. Clark is a Senior Analyst Programmer at Huntingdon Life Sciences, Alconbury. Originally qualified as a marine ecologist, he is now a software architect producing data collection and statistical applications for the pharmaceutical industry. Robin produced the WindowsTM GUI and designed the system architecture for InVivoStat. Klappentext This book will provide scientists with a better understanding of statistics, improving their decision-making and reducing animal use. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to provide life scientists with a practical guide to using experimental design and statistics when running animal experiments. The chapters cover a range of design types and analysis techniques employed by practitioners! using non-mathematical terms and drawing on real-life examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Statistical concepts; 3. Experimental design; 4. Randomisation; 5. Statistical analysis; 6. Analysis using InVivoStat; 7. Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Bate, Simon T. Bate, Simon T. Clark Bate, Bate Simon T., Robin Clark, Robin A. Clark, Clark Robin A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2014
• EAN: 9781107030787
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03078-7
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Biostatistics, Animal behaviour, Biology, life sciences, Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques, Probability & statistics, Mathematical & statistical software, Maths for scientists, Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques, Zoology and animal sciences