Statistics for Veterinary and Animal Science, Third Edition

This textbook is an introductory text which assumes no previous knowledge of statistics. It starts with basic methodology and builds on it to encompass some of the more advanced techniques that are currently used. This book will enable the reader to handle numerical data and critically appraise the veterinary and animal science literature. The book is written in a non-mathematical way, the emphasis is on understanding the underlying concepts and correctly interpreting computer output, and not on working through mathematical formulae. New to this edition: New chapter on reporting guidelines relevant to veterinary medicine as a ready reference for those wanting to follow best practice in planning and writing up research; New chapter on critical appraisal of randomized controlled trials and observational studies in the published literature: a template is provided which is used to critically appraise two papers; New chapter introducing specialist topics: ethical issues of animal investigations, spatial statistics, veterinary surveillance, and statistics in molecular and quantitative genetics; Expanded glossaries of notation and terms; Additional exercises and further explanations added throughout to make the book more comprehensive.

Third Edition. 408 pages. Available as a Paperback (2013), eBook (2013) and as a Wiley E-Text (2013). This book may be purchased here. Suitable for veterinarians and research workers. To visit the Wiley Instructor Companion Site, please click here. A Wiley-Blackwell Publication. Table of Contents.

ISBN: Paperback: 978-0-470-67075-0, eBook: 978-1-118-56740-1

Price: Paperback: £43.95, eBook: £37.99