Statistics for Life Sciences

Catalog description

Methods and experience in defining and solving quantitative problems in the life sciences. Emphasis is on the design of experiments and the application of a variety of parametric and nonparametric statistical techniques to the analysis of data. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-2, CSU-B4, IGETC-2A, Cal-GETC-2) ***Includes activities and experiments to generate data, graphing, and performing basic statistical tests using Excel software. ***It is important to attend the first meeting of all classes. If students are unable to do so, the instructor should be notified. Failure to attend the first class may result in the student being dropped from the class.