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Author Gott, Richard, 1946-

Title Understanding and using scientific evidence : how to critically evaluate data / Richard Gott and Sandra Duggan
Published London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003
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Description 1 online resource (ix, 198 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- The Design of a simple investigation; Chapter 3 -- Different types of variables; Chapter 4 -- Other, and more complex, designs; Chapter 5 -- Making the best use of tables and graphs; Chapter 6 -- What do the data mean?; Chapter 7 -- Are the measurements good enough?; Chapter 8 -- Samples and populations; Chapter 9 -- Lots of measurements; Chapter 10 -- Data as part of evidence; Index
Summary Understanding and Using Scientific Evidence shows that there are things to understand about scientific evidence, difficult concepts about the structure of experiments; causality; repeatability and the validity and reliability of evidence - upon which decisions have to be made
Analysis Samfundsvidenskab Samfundsvidenskab, alment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Science -- Philosophy.
Evidence.
SCIENCE -- Essays.
SCIENCE -- Nanoscience.
SCIENCE -- Reference.
Evidence
Science -- Philosophy
Bewijs (wetenschap)
Evaluatie.
Évidence.
Information scientifique et technique.
Variable (Mathématiques)
Form Electronic book
Author Duggan, Sandra, 1949-
LC no. 2002110569
ISBN 9781412932219
1412932211
9780857020161
0857020161
9781446239452
1446239454