Introductory Biostatistics

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A first course in statistics, with an emphasis on applications and methods of particular relevance to the biological sciences. Topics include: random sampling procedures, experiments and observational studies, exploratory data analysis, correlation, bootstrapping and resampling methods, the normal distribution, confidence intervals hypothesis tests for proportions and means, chi-square tests, ANOVA. Problems and examples are drawn from fields such as bioinformatics, genetics, ecology, epidemiology, and public health. Prerequisites: Placement - Math ELC or Placement - Math ADV or MATH120 or MATH140 or MATH169 or MATH170 or MATH180 Course Attributes: Quantitative Reason Flag Full College of Arts & Sciences Mathematics