How science works : evaluating evidence in biology and medicine /
One week, red wine is good for the heart. The next week, new reports say it's bad for the health. So which is true? Anyone who's ever read science news with fascination, or who's ever been confounded by conflicting stories will appreciate this book. Taking a look at some true-to-life...
| Основен автор: | Jenkins, Stephen H. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120986 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
How science works. |
Съдържание:
- Do vitamin C and other antioxidants benefit health? Using observational and experimental studies to test medical hypotheses
- Can police dogs identify criminal suspects by smell? Using experiments to test hypotheses about animal behavior
- Why are frogs in trouble? Complementary observations and experiments to test hypotheses in ecology
- How do animals find stored food? Strong inference by testing alternative hypotheses
- What causes cancer? The complexities of causation
- Why do we age? Different levels of causation as complementary explanations
- How does coffee affect health? Combining results of multiple studies
- How will climate change affect the spread of human diseases? Models and the perils of prediction
- Conclusion : how science works and its role in society
- Appendix 1 : Using data for twins to estimate genetic and environmental contributions to the risk of cancer
- Appendix 2 : Precision and the power of statistical tests.