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Chronobiometry: Analyzing for Rhythms

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Studies that focus on biological rhythms, like those in other areas of biology, include the formulation and testing of hypotheses, as well as the statistical analysis of data representing results obtained from experiments and observations. Procedures by which results from studies of biological rhythms are analyzed range from the visual estimation of period, phase and amplitude, to the use of complex computer-assisted statistical programs based upon mathematical models.

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(2006). Chronobiometry: Analyzing for Rhythms. In: Introducing Biological Rhythms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4701-5_13

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