How science works [electronic resource] : evaluating evidence in biology and medicine

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서명/저자사항	How science works [electronic resource]: evaluating evidence in biology and medicine / Stephen H. Jenkins.
개인저자	Jenkins, Stephen H.
발행사항	Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
형태사항	1 online resource (x, 227 p.) : ill.
기타형태 저록	Print version: Jenkins, Stephen H. How science works. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 0195158954 0195158946
ISBN	9780198036043 (electronic bk.) 0198036043 (electronic bk.)
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.
내용주기	Do vitamin C and other antioxidants benefit health? Using observational and experimental studies to test medical hypotheses -- Can police dogs identify criminal suspects by smell? Using experiments to test hypotheses about animal behavior -- Why are frogs in trouble? Complementary observations and experiments to test hypotheses in ecology -- How do animals find stored food? Strong inference by testing alternative hypotheses -- What causes cancer? The complexities of causation -- Why do we age? Different levels of causation as complementary explanations -- How does coffee affect health? Combining results of multiple studies -- How will climate change affect the spread of human diseases? Models and the perils of prediction -- Conclusion : how science works and its role in society -- Appendix 1 : Using data for twins to estimate genetic and environmental contributions to the risk of cancer -- Appendix 2 : Precision and the power of statistical tests.
일반주제명	Biology --Methodology. Medicine --Methodology. Biology --methods. Medicine --methods. NATURE --Reference. SCIENCE --Life Sciences --General. SCIENCE --Life Sciences --Biology.
분류기호(NLMC)	2004 E-243 QH 324J52h 2004
분류기호(DDC)	570.28
언어	영어
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