"...an impressively thorough introduction to statistics...While the title indicates a bent toward biological research, and indeed many examples are drawn from that discipline, the book remains an excellent introduction to statistics for students in virtually any field." John H. Krystal, The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

• Preface; Preface to second edition; Preface to third edition; 1. What is statistics about?; 2. Presenting the information contained in one sample; 3. Comparing several samples; 4. Association; 5. Choosing between actions; 6. The normal distribution; 7. The normal vartiable in experiments and surveys; 8. Associated normal variables; 9. Some non-normal distributions; Further reading; References; Appendix; Index.

"...an impressively thorough introduction to statistics...While the title indicates a bent toward biological research, and indeed many examples are drawn from that discipline, the book remains an excellent introduction to statistics for students in virtually any field." John H. Krystal, The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

• Preface; Preface to second edition; Preface to third edition; 1. What is statistics about?; 2. Presenting the information contained in one sample; 3. Comparing several samples; 4. Association; 5. Choosing between actions; 6. The normal distribution; 7. The normal vartiable in experiments and surveys; 8. Associated normal variables; 9. Some non-normal distributions; Further reading; References; Appendix; Index.

"...an impressively thorough introduction to statistics...While the title indicates a bent toward biological research, and indeed many examples are drawn from that discipline, the book remains an excellent introduction to statistics for students in virtually any field." John H. Krystal, The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

• Preface; Preface to second edition; Preface to third edition; 1. What is statistics about?; 2. Presenting the information contained in one sample; 3. Comparing several samples; 4. Association; 5. Choosing between actions; 6. The normal distribution; 7. The normal vartiable in experiments and surveys; 8. Associated normal variables; 9. Some non-normal distributions; Further reading; References; Appendix; Index.