What is Life? A Guide to Biology
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781464135958
Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Co
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Chapter 1, Problem 15SA
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The role that statistical analyses play in analyzing the results of a study.
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Statistics are a set of mathematical tools that help understand patterns in the data collected from a study.
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