Description
Book SynopsisMany students and even researchers often make the mistake of using too few or too many animals in their experiments. This can lead to misleading results or waste of animal resources. Drawing on examples from animal experiments this book illustrates the general principles of experimentation and analysis.Unlike other textbooks on statistics, this title will enable the student to better judge which tool might be appropriate to particular circumstances:An essential textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate studentsA user-friendly guide for the design and analysis of experiment in animal scienceThe only textbook of its kind.
Table of Contents1: Introduction- The Principles of Good Experiments 2: Blocking 3: Separating Treatment Means 4: How Many Animals 5: Change-Over Designs 6: Pens and Paddocks 7: Factorial Designs 8: Assumptions Underlying the Analysis of Variance 9: Dose-Response Trials 10: Uses of Covariance Analysis 11: Unbalanced Designs 12: Repeated Measures 13: Discrete Data 14: Multiple Experiments 15: List of Appendices
