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It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important (Sherlock Holmes)   About us  Our hyperbook  Statistical critiques  Learn about stats  In the field    Aphid identification Of the 600-odd species of aphids in Britain, very few are pests but, until recently, identifying them was a specialist job. Our on-line pages on photo-identification cover more than 100 aphid genera, and image copyright Kitty How to pages: From design to t-tests to linear models read more...  Vector identification Blood-su*king haematophagous arthropods such as ticks, biting midges, mosquitoes and tabanids transmit disease to humans and livestock. Our on-line pages cover photo-identification of the main genera, and some image copyright Aletia Few biologists understand the as*umptions or properties of statistical procedures: read more...  Human, livestock, ecosystem health Epidemics and invasive pests, like bad stats or bad science, can have real bad effects. We provide on-line critiques about the detrimental effects of poor science in major medical, veterinary and environmental Biodiversity surveys Despite their importance in ecology and health, biodiversity surveys often miss out aphids and haematophagous insects. We have the expertise to both sample and identify them. read more...    Comments, questions, corrections? Please email  [email protected]   Avoiding and Detecting Statistical Malpractice (Design & An*lysis for Biologists, with R).   Except where otherwise specified, all text and images on this page are copyright InfluentialPoints under a Creative Commons Attribution On this page: Aphid identification  A statistical toolkit, with worked examples, + R-code  Vector identification  Wrong stats can have horrifying results  Human, livestock, ecosystem health  Biodiversity surveys  Of the 600-odd species of aphids in Britain, very few are pests but, until recently, identifying them was a specialist job. Our on-line