Nicholas J. Gotlelli and Aaron M. Ellson
2004 Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers.

This book is not for everyone. It for the reader facing bewildering statistical reporting on environmental topics, or for the novice statistical practitioner charged with analysis within an environmental area of evaluation.

From the Preface:

“Why another book on statistics? The field is already crowded with texts on biometry, probability theory, experimental design, and analysis of variance. The short answer is that we have yet to find a single text that meets the two specific needs of ecologists and environmental scientists.”

We recommend this book for those who consume the findings of ecologists and environmental scientists, namely business people (including real estate developers), municipal planners, and governmental stakeholders of several types. Bottom line, this book provides a non-academic explanation of everything from probability to framing and testing hypotheses, field studies, curating data, and more. Bottom line, this book can take the non-statistics professional from that “knowing nod” during meetings to an understanding of the discussion at hand.