Cambridge International AS Level Biology

Recommended resources
Chapter P1
Further reading
Fosbery, R. (2012) OCR AS/A2 Biology Student Unit Guide: Practical Skills in Biology. Philip Allan.
Available as a Kindle edition, or as a paperback book.
Boyle, M. (2014) Science Skills – A Level Biology. Collins Educational.
Available as a Kindle edition, or as a paperback book.
Cadogan, A. and Ingram, M. (2002) Maths for Advanced Biology. Nelson Thornes.
Penny, J. (2013) Maths Skills for Biology A Level. Nelson Thornes

Online and interactive resources

www.gettingpractical.org.uk/documents/LoMsampleJan2010.pdf
The Language of Measurement: terminology used in school science investigations. A free pdf
available from the link above, or the complete book is available to order from www.ase.org.uk/
bookshop/books-for-practical-work/
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/practical-physics/language-measurements
A language for measurements: written for physics students, but equally applicable for biology.
www.theseashore.org.uk/theseashore/Stats%20for%20twits/Different%20kinds%20of%20data.html
Clear advice about collecting and handling data from the Field Studies Council: here is a simple
description of the different types of data (interval, ordinal and so on).
www.theseashore.org.uk/theseashore/Stats%20for%20twits/Additional%20Material/MeansMedians.
htm
Information from the Field Studies Council on the different kinds of averages.
www.theseashore.org.uk/theseashore/Stats%20for%20twits/How%20big%20a%20sample.html
Advice about sample size from the Field Studies Council.

Other resources
www.heckgrammar.co.uk/index.php?p=10310
Merlin Statistics Software: an add-in for Microsoft Excel developed by an A level biology teacher.
Merlin adds over 30 new functions and six charts to Excel’s existing capabilities. Accompanied by a
comprehensive booklet to using descriptive statistics and statistical tests in A level biology.

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