Statistical Models for Biology

Catalog description

Fundamental concepts of statistics and how to apply a range of standard statistical tools to the analysis of biological data. Uses the software applications SPSS and R to carry out these tests, and how to identify the particular situations in which each test is appropriate. Topics include: basic probability, descriptive statistics, estimation, hypothesis testing, t-tests, analysis of variance, regression, correlation, chi-square analysis, randomization tests, and nonparametric statistics.