Maths & stats : for the life and medical sciences /: for the life and medical sciences. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Harris, Gordon Taylor, Jacquelyn Taylor.
• Authors: Harris, Michael, 1956 December 16; Taylor, Gordon, 1970-; Taylor, Jacquelyn
• Contents: Mathematics section Handling numbers; Working with fractions; Percentages; Powers; Circles and spheres; Approximation and errors; Introduction to graphs; The gradient of a graph; Algebra; Polynomials; Algebraic equations; Quadratic equations; Simultaneous equations; Sequences and series of numbers; Working with powers; Logarithms; Exponential growth and decay; Differential calculus; Further differential calculus; Integral calculus; Further integral calculus; Using graphs; Recognising patterns in graphs Applications of mathematics section SI units; Moles; pH; Buffers; Kinetics Statistics section The language of statistics; Describing data: measuring averages; Standard deviation; Checking for a normal distribution; Degrees of freedom; How to use statistics to make comparisons; The standard error of the mean; Confidence intervals; Probability; Significance and P values; Tests of significance; t tests; Analysis of variance; The chi-squared test; Correlation; Regression; Bayesian statistics
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Banbury : Scion Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 510.2457; Biomathematics; Life sciences -- Mathematics; Medical sciences -- Mathematics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781911510543; 1911510541
• Related ISBNs: 9781904842903
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.