BIO244
Biostatistics
Biology
BC
Subject code
BIO
Course Number
244
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
C. Essenberg
Course Long Title
Biostatistics
Description
A course in the use of statistics in the biological sciences, focusing on core concepts and skills necessary for the analysis and interpretation of data, including types of data, the fundamentals of study design, sampling distributions, the meaning and interpretation of p-values and confidence intervals, statistical errors, and power. Students learn to select and carry out appropriate statistical tests for a variety of simple datasets. Statistical methods considered include analyses such as binomial tests, Fisher's exact tests, t- and chi-square tests, 1- and 2-way ANOVA, correlation and regression, and simple nonparametric techniques for numerical data. Prerequisite(s): BIO 190, 195, or ENVR 203, 240, or 310.
Modes of Inquiry
Quantitative and Formal Reasoning [QF], Scientific Reasoning [SR]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
GEC This Course Belongs To
-
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years
Offering Frequency
Normally offered every year