BIO 264
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Statistical Analysis for Biologists
Biology
College of Life Sciences
Course Description
Students will learn concepts and applications of statistics and their specific application to research questions spanning diverse subfields of biology. Students will perform these analyses using the R statistical software.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Min
4
Fixed/Max
4
Fixed
4
Fixed
0
Note
Preference will be given to students in the Biology, Biodiversity & Conservation, and Bioinformatics majors.
Title
Statistical Programming
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to write computer code at an intermediate level using statistical software.
Title
Statistical Analyses
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to identify appropriate statistical tests for a diverse range of biological data types, perform those statistical tests, and draw appropriate conclusions from the outputs.
Title
Machine Learning
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to apply basic machine-learning techniques to biological data and draw appropriate conclusions from the outputs.
Title
Visualization
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to prepare publication-quality graphics.
Title
Research Design
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to design a well-powered (in a statistical sense) research experiment.
