2016-2017 Catalog

BIO 268 Biostatistics

The application of statistical methods to the solution of biological problems. Focus will be on applied statistics (as opposed to mathematical statistics) to study variation in nature. This course will survey descriptive statistics probability and probability distributions and methods of hypothesis testing (e.g. analysis of variance regression correlation goodness of fit as well as selected nonparametric procedures). Course includes laboratory workshops sessions.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BIO 130 and BIO 105 BIO 106 BIO 110 or BIO 115 or permission of instructor.

Core Requirements Met

  • Mathematics/Science