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Author Gott, Richard, 1946-

Title Understanding and using scientific evidence : how to critically evaluate data / Richard Gott and Sandra Duggan.

Publication Info. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 198 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- The Design of a simple investigation; Chapter 3 -- Different types of variables; Chapter 4 -- Other, and more complex, designs; Chapter 5 -- Making the best use of tables and graphs; Chapter 6 -- What do the data mean?; Chapter 7 -- Are the measurements good enough?; Chapter 8 -- Samples and populations; Chapter 9 -- Lots of measurements; Chapter 10 -- Data as part of evidence; Index.
Summary Understanding and Using Scientific Evidence shows that there are things to understand about scientific evidence, difficult concepts about the structure of experiments; causality; repeatability and the validity and reliability of evidence - upon which decisions have to be made.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Science -- Philosophy.
Science -- Philosophy.
Evidence.
Evidence.
Indexed Term Samfundsvidenskab Samfundsvidenskab, alment.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Duggan, Sandra, 1949-
Other Form: Print version: Gott, Richard, 1946- Understanding and using scientific evidence. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003 0761970835 9780761970835 (DLC) 2002110569 (OCoLC)50056181
ISBN 9781412932219 (electronic book)
1412932211 (electronic book)
9780857020161 (ebook)
0857020161 (ebook)
0761970835
0761970843 (paperback)
9780761970835
9780761970842 (paperback)