Biological Sciences 234 - Biostatistics
Biostatistics
Spring
2023
01
4.00
Justin Baumann
MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
Mount Holyoke College
119856
Clapp Laboratory 401
jbaumann@mtholyoke.edu
The statistics sections of biology articles have become so technical and jargon-filled that many biologists feel intimidated into skipping them or blindly accepting the stated results. But how can we ask relevant questions or push the boundaries of knowledge if we skip these sections? Using lectures, data collection, and hands-on analysis in R, this course will connect statistics to biology to help students develop a gut instinct for experimental design and analysis. We will explore sampling bias and data visualization and review methods and assumptions for the most common approaches with examples from current biological literature and our own data.
Prereq: 8 credits in biological sciences or ENVST-200.; Coreq: BIOL-234L.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.