Data Analysis and Presentation Skills

Preface.
 
1 Working in theWindows Environment.
 
1.1 Basic computing terms.
 
1.2 Working inWindows.
 
1.3 General functions in Microsoft applications.
 
2 Researching and Planning Scientific Investigations.
 
2.1 Sources of information.
 
2.2 Experimental design.
 
3 Presenting Scientific Data.
 
3.1 An Introduction to Microsoft Excel.
 
3.2 Presenting graphs and charts.
 
4 Preliminary Data Analysis.
 
4.1 Descriptive statistics.
 
4.2 Frequency distributions .
 
4.3 Correlation and linear regression
 
5 Statistical Analysis.
 
5.1 Selecting a statistical test.
 
5.2 Statistical tests for two samples.
 
5.3 Analysis of variance.
 
5.4 The Chi-squared test.
 
6 Presentational Skills.
 
6.1 Preparing for seminars.
 
6.2 Using Microsoft PowerPoint.
 
6.3 Poster presentations.
 
Appendix.
 
Further reading.
 
Alt key codes for special symbols in Microsoft applications.
 
Statistical tables.
 

Index.

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