| Description |
1 online resource (275 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- List of Examples -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 The Scientific Method -- An Experimental Basis for Research -- Introduction and Scope -- Learning Objectives -- The Philosophy of Science -- The Scientific Method -- What Is Blood? -- An Example of the Scientific Method -- Types of Scientific Research -- Original Research -- Evidence and Proof, and the Importance of Conclusions -- Summary -- Potential Careers -- International Science Organisations |
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Resources and Further Reading -- Resources Used in This Chapter -- Additional Websites That Might Be Useful -- Research Publications for Further Reading -- Exercises -- Individuals -- Exercise 1 -- Exercise 2 -- Class -- Exercise 3 -- Exercise 4 -- Chapter 2 The Scientific Process -- Planning, Thinking, Doing -- Introduction and Scope -- Learning Objectives -- Coming Up With an Exciting Idea -- Designing a Research Project -- Acquiring Funding -- Reporting -- Summary -- Potential Careers -- Research Advisors -- Resources and Further Reading -- Resources Used in This Chapter |
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Additional Websites That Might Be Useful -- Research Publications for Further Reading -- Exercises -- Individual -- Exercise 1 -- Exercise 2 -- Class -- Exercise 3 -- Exercise 4 -- Chapter 3 Scientific Controls -- Introduction and Scope -- Learning Objectives -- Controlling Experimental Design -- Tumour Immune Responses -- i. Measuring a Tumour Immune Response -- ii. Measuring the Efficacy of a Tumour Vaccine In Vivo in Mice -- iii. Measuring the Efficacy of a Tumour Vaccine in People -- Technical Controls -- Reporting Controls -- Potential Careers -- Technical Application Specialists |
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Resources and Further Reading -- Resources Used in This Chapter -- Additional Websites That Might Be Useful -- Research Publications for Further Reading -- Exercises -- Individuals -- Exercise 1 -- Exercise 2 -- Class -- Exercise 3 -- Exercise 4 -- Chapter 4 Statistical Analysis and Risk -- Introduction and Scope -- Learning Objectives -- When to Think About Statistics -- Designing Your Experiment -- Analysing Results -- Yours and Those of Others -- Important Concepts in Statistics -- Probability and P Values -- Distribution -- Power Calculations and Sample Size |
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Ways to Work Out the Number of Datapoints You Need -- Variability -- Interpreting Statistical Tests -- Stargazing -- Statistically Significant Versus Biologically Relevant -- Risk -- Summary -- Potential Careers -- Biostatistician -- Resources and Further Reading -- Resources Used in This Chapter -- Additional Websites That Might Be Useful -- Research Publications for Further Reading -- Exercises -- Individual -- Exercise 1 -- Exercise 2 -- Class -- Exercise 3 -- Exercise 4 -- Chapter 5 Communicating Your Science -- Introduction and Scope -- Learning Objectives -- Data Presentation |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Presenting Data in Different Formats |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Deborah M
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| ISBN |
9781000984927 |
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1000984923 |
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