Asking questions in biology
a guide to hypothesis testing, experimental design and presentation in practical work and research projects
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> Preface > 1 Doing Science > Where do questions come from? >1.1 Scien as asking questions >1.2 Basic considerations >1.3 The skill of asking questions >1.4 Where do questions come from? >1.5 What is this book about >References > > 2 Asking questions > The art of framing hypotheses and predictions >2.1 Observation >2.2 Exploratory analysis >2.3 Forming hypotheses >2.4 Summary >References > > 3 Answering questions > What do the results say? >3.1 Confirmatory analysis >3.2 What is statistical significance >3.3 Significance tests >3.4 Testing hypotheses >3.5 Testing predictions >3.6 Refining hypotheses and predictions >3.7 Summary >References > > 4 Presenting information > How to communicate outcomes and conclusions >4.1 Presenting figures and tables >4.2 Presenting results in the text >4.3 Writing reports >4.4 Writing for a more general readership >4. 5 Presenting in person: spoken papers and poster presentations >4.6 Plagiarism >4.7 Summary >References > >Test finder and help guide &