Adapted from David Moore's bestselling introductory statistics textbook, The Basic Practice of Statistics (BPS), PSLS brings Moore's proven student-friendly style and emphasis on real data and statistical thinking to the quantitative analysis in a life sciences context. All examples and exercises in PSLS are drawn from diverse areas of biology, including physiology, brain and behavior, epidemiology, health and medicine, nutrition, ecology, and microbiology. Instructors can choose to either cover a wide range of topics or select examples and exercises related to a particular field.
The new edition features hundreds of new exercises and examples, added emphasis on working with large data sets, updated technology coverage, and and an expanded media/supplements package.