Biostatistics (337-0-1)
Instructors
Jeremy S Davis
Meeting Info
Frances Searle Building 2107: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
This is a statistics class geared toward students interested in biology, ecology, and environmental science, but others are welcome. The course is applied statistics, with the goal of students taking the perspective, skills, and software learned in class to problems outside of class. We will be learning and using the R package implemented in Rstudio throughout the quarter. R is a very flexible and powerful program that you can use for any statistical problem you encounter. R and Rstudio are free, well-supported, well-documented, and constantly improving.
Registration Requirements
Prerequisites: BIOL_SCI 201-0 or ENVR_SCI 202-0; MATH 220-2 or MATH 218-3.
Learning Objectives
Students who complete this class successfully should be able to recognize and execute appropriate statistical tests for a variety of biological data in R.
Teaching Method
Two lectures per week
Evaluation Method
Two lectures per week, weekly problem sets, one final project in groups of 3-4.
Class Materials (Required)
N/A
Class Attributes
Empirical and Deductive Reasoning Foundational Dis
Formal Studies Distro Area
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Biology Majors until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites and registered for any required corequisites.
Prerequisites: BIOL_SCI 201-0, or BIOL_SCI 239-0, or ENVR_SCI 202-0, and MATH 218-3 or MATH 220-2.