Scientific Inference: Learning from Data (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107024823)

Providing the knowledge and practical experience to begin analysing scientific data, this book is ideal for physical sciences students wishing to improve their data handling skills. The book focuses on explaining and developing the practice and understanding of basic statistical analysis, concentrating on a few core ideas, such as the visual display of information, modelling using the likelihood function, and simulating random data. Key concepts are developed through a combination of graphical explanations, worked examples, example computer code and case studies using real data. Students will develop an understanding of the ideas behind statistical methods and gain experience in applying them in practice.

Author: Simon Vaughan
ISBN-10: 110702482X
ISBN-13: 9781107024823
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2013
Pages: 236
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.70w x 0.60d