Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research - Hardcover

Valiela, Ivan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195079620 ISBN 13: 9780195079623

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Doing Science offers a rare compendium of practical advice based on how working scientists practice their craft. It covers each stage of research, from formulating questions and gathering data to developing experiments and analyzing results and finally to the many ways for presenting results. Drawing on his extensive experience both as a researcher and a research mentor, Ivan Valiela has written a lively and concise survey of everything a beginning scientist needs to know to succeed in the field. He includes chapters on scientific data, statistical methods, and experimental designs, and much of the book is devoted to presenting final results. He gives valuable suggestions for improving scientific writing, for preparing scientific talks, and devotes three chapters to hands-on advice for presenting data in charts, tables, and graphs. Anyone beginning a scientific career, or anyone who advises students in research, will find Doing Science an invaluable source of advice.

About this title

About the Author

Ivan Valiela is at Boston University Marine Program, Marine Biological Laboratory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195079620
• ISBN 13: 9780195079623
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304