Quantitative Methods

Catalog description

This course addresses the fundamentals of statistics and other quantitative methods for researchers in biomedical sciences. It covers the basics of probability, distributions, power analysis, sampling from populations, comparisons between populations, statistical significance, regressions, curve fitting, and graphing data. Students will also become acquainted with basic bioinformatics analysis and their quantitative aspects. Each of six topics will be taught in two sessions: first, a lecture session, and second, a problem-solving session. The course is intended to impart practical skills and resource building so students can expand their knowledge in their laboratories and with their own data sets. This course is required for all second-year CMB doctoral and masters students.