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Logic and critical thinking in the biomedical sciences.. Volume 2,. Deductions based upon quantitative data
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正題名/作者:
Logic and critical thinking in the biomedical sciences./ Jules J. Berman.
其他題名:
Deductions based upon quantitative data
作者:
Berman, Jules J.
出版者:
London :Academic Press, : 2020.,
面頁冊數:
1 online resource (290 p.).
標題:
Biology - Philosophy. -
電子資源:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128213698
ISBN:
9780128213629 (electronic bk.)
Logic and critical thinking in the biomedical sciences.. Volume 2,. Deductions based upon quantitative data
Berman, Jules J.
Logic and critical thinking in the biomedical sciences.
Volume 2,Deductions based upon quantitative data[electronic resource] /Deductions based upon quantitative dataJules J. Berman. - London :Academic Press,2020. - 1 online resource (290 p.).
1. Learning what counting tells us Section 1.1. Science is mostly about counting stuff Section 1.2. Never count on an accurate count Section 1.3. Large samples cannot compensate for nonrepresentative data Section 1.4. The perils of combining data sets Section 1.5. Compositionality: Why small outnumbers large Section 1.6. Looking at data Section 1.7. Counting mutations Section 1.8. Chromosome length and the frequency of genetic diseases Section 1.9. Counting instances of species Section 1.10. Counting garbage Glossary References 2. Drawing inferences from absences of data values Section 2.1. When the important data is what you do not see Section 2.2. The power of negative thinking Section 2.3. Absence of x-rays emitted by hot cups of coffee Section 2.4. Absence of laboratory findings in SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) Section 2.5. Absence of lethal toxicity resulting from damage to the epigenome and systems that regulate gene expression Section 2.6.
ISBN: 9780128213629 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:
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LC Class. No.: QH331
Dewey Class. No.: 570.1
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