Student Projects in Environmental Science

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Research projects are among the core components of many undergraduate and Masters degrees within environmental science and physical geography, and students increasingly undertake courses in quantitative research methodology before starting on their own assignment. This one-stop-shop text guides students through their research project from the initial stages of choosing a suitable topic, of conducting the relevant experiments and interpreting the data, through to effective presentation of the results. Takes a case-study approach to illustrate the range of environmental science topics, with cases supplied by specialists in the field.Practical worked examples and self-assessment tasks illustrate key statistical and mathematical points so as to keep heavy theory to a minimumCovers software such as Excel, SPSS and mathematical modelling, and includes statistical tables

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-05-09
Mått:171 x 246 x 11 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470845660

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Dr Stuart Harrad is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He heads the NERC Network on POPs and has been selected to chair Dioxin 2008, a major conference on Halogenated POPs. He edited Persistent Organic Pollutants: Environmental Behaviour and Pathways of Human Exposure published by Kluwer in 2001.Lesley Batty is the author of Student Projects in Environmental Science, published by Wiley.Miriam Diamond is the author of Student Projects in Environmental Science, published by Wiley.George Arhonditsis is the author of Student Projects in Environmental Science, published by Wiley.

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Preface Acknowledgement1. General strategies for completing your research project successfully.1.1 Introduction – why is this book necessary?1.2 What on earth am I going to do for my research project?1.3 Fundamentals of scientific research, the generation and testing of hypotheses (see also Chapter 3).1.4 What constitutes research? Distinguishing between monitoring and research1.5 Project planning1.6 Conducting your project safely 1.7 How to conduct a literature review (see also chapter 7)1.8 How to be a research student1.9 How to manage your supervisor1.10 Summary2. Gathering your data.2.1 Different types of data2.2 Designing an experimental research project2.3 How reliable are your data?3. How to summarise your data.3.1 Descriptive statistics3.2 Probabilities and data distributions3.3 Choosing the appropriate statistical test4. Testing hypotheses.4.1 Coincidence or causality?4.2 Relationships and differences4.3 Testing for differences5. Spotting relationships.5.1 Linear regression – to what extent does one factor influence another?5.2 Multiple linear regression – to what extent is a given variable influenced by a range of other variables?5.3 Non-linear regression5.4 Pattern recognition6. Making sense of past, present and future systems – mathematical modelling.6.1 What is a model?6.2 Functions of models6.3 Which type of model should I use?6.4 How do I build a model?6.5 Steps in developing a model6.6 Illustrative case study7. Presenting your work.7.1 Getting started – strategies for successful writing7.2 How to write your dissertation7.3 How to represent graphically your data7.4 How to cite references7.5 How to defend your work in an oral exam7.6 How to make effective oral presentations7.7 SummaryIndex