Book, Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences, A 2/14[LS]

Adaptation of the best-seller “Basic Statistics and Its Practice” – a classic in the segment –, The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences reaches its second edition with the proposal to present an introduction to the topic, applied to the reality of areas such as Environmental Engineering, Geology, Ecology, Biological Sciences, and even the area of ​​Health. The work, designed with objective and very didactic language, is based on guiding principles for the study of statistics such as balanced content, experience with data and the importance of theories and concepts in the learning process. Such principles are widely accepted by the scientific community and supported by the College Report in relation to the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE). With an emphasis on inferential statistics and practice with real data analysis, The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences presents many exercises and examples in each chapter to reinforce teaching and consolidate the topics covered. There are also supplementary materials – such as interactive applets, extra chapters, among others – available on the LTC Editora website – GEN | National Editorial Group, upon registration.