BIOL2022 L12 The EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH PROCESS; KEY ELEMENTS
Description
Module 2, Lecture 1
• Research process:
o Doing experimental biological research:
Clear process
Clear structure
o Writing reports, theses, papers
Similar structure
o Role of stats?
Summarise data, patterns
Are patterns “real”?
Important, but just a part
• Key elements:
o Types of variables
o Unit of replication
o Limits of inference (statistical vs biological)
o Strength of evidence
o Parametric vs non-parametric stats