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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      April 2021
      May 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108526104
      9781108423458
      9781108437578
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108526104
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.51kg, 250 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.36kg, 250 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Life Science Professional Development, Environmental Science
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    Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Life Science Professional Development, Environmental Science
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    Many students find it daunting to move from studying environmental science, to designing and implementing their own research proposals. This book provides a practical introduction to help develop scientific thinking, aimed at undergraduate and new graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences. Students are guided through the steps of scientific thinking using published scientific literature and real environmental data. The book starts with advice on how to effectively read scientific papers, before outlining how to articulate testable questions and answer them using basic data analysis. The Mauna Loa CO2 dataset is used to demonstrate how to read metadata, prepare data, generate effective graphs and identify dominant cycles on various timescales. Practical, question-driven examples are explored to explain running averages, anomalies, correlations and simple linear models. The final chapter provides a framework for writing persuasive research proposals, making this an essential guide for students embarking on their first research project.

    Reviews

    'This would be a good textbook for an experiential learning course or a helpful project guide. Institutions with environmental science teaching programs would be especially well advised to acquire the volume, and it may also be of interest to general readers and advanced homeschoolers … Highly recommended.'

    R. C. Hedreen Source: Choice Magazine

    ‘a valuable accessory resource for both upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in ecological or environmental science’

    Christopher J. Whelan Source: The Quarterly Review of Biology

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