COMPUTATIONAL BIOSTATISTICS

Catalog description

An integrative biology course that incorporates aspects of biology, statistics, and bioinformatics. The course is designed to familiarize students with experimental design and applied biological statistics using the R statistical environment and other freely available analysis packages. Students will apply parametric and non-parametric analytical methods to various forms of biological data, including phenotypic and sequence data. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Pre-requisite: BIOL-182 with a grade of 'C' or better.