RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

Emergence of Rigor in Wildlife Science......Page 1
Experimental vs. Descriptive Research......Page 2
SCIENTIFIC METHOD......Page 3
Theory, Predictions, and Hypotheses......Page 4
Study Design and Statistical Inference......Page 5
Evaluation and Interpretation......Page 6
Publication......Page 7
Biological and Statistical Populations......Page 8
Precision, Bias, and Accuracy......Page 9
Sample Size and Power of a Test......Page 11
SAMPLING......Page 12
Sampling Design......Page 13
Sampling Methodology......Page 17
Natural Experiments......Page 18
Impact Assessment......Page 19
Integrated Research Process......Page 20
A Checklist for Experimental Design......Page 21
Single-factor vs. Multifactor Designs......Page 22
Crossover Experiments......Page 23
Regression and General Linear Models......Page 24
Sample Size and Power......Page 25
Non-uniform Treatments......Page 26
THE RESEARCH-MANAGEMENT CONNECTION......Page 27
LITERATURE CITED......Page 28