Doing Science offers a rare compendium of practical advice based on how working scientists practice their craft.
It covers each stage of research, from formulating questions and gathering data to developing experiments and analyzing
results and finally to the many ways for presenting results. Drawing on his extensive experience both as a researcher
and a research mentor, Ivan Valiela has written a lively and concise survey of everything a beginning scientist
needs to know to succeed in the field. He includes chapters on scientific data, statistical methods, and experimental
designs, and much of the book is devoted to presenting final results. He gives valuable suggestions for improving
scientific writing, for preparing scientific talks, and devotes three chapters to hands-on advice for presenting
data in charts, tables, and graphs. Anyone beginning a scientific career, or anyone who advises students in research,
will find Doing Science an invaluable source of advice.