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Statistics; Theory and Application in Biology, 6 ECTS credits.
/Statistik; teori och tillämpning i biologi/
For:
Bio
KeBi
PRO
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112
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Area of Education: Science
Main field of studies: Mathematics
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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Aim:
The students shall understand and use basic probability theory and statistics. The theory and methods are primarily focused on such that apply in biology. By the end of the course the student should be able to:
- Explain basic statistical concepts, such as population, sample, significance level and confidence interval.
- Choose designs and statistical models for basic types of experiments in which the outcome is influenced by random variation.
- Apply statistical software packages for descriptive analyses of the collected data and inference about populations, treatment effects and relationships between variables.
- Articulate and critically assess the conclusions from a statistical analysis
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Courses in biology corresponding to at least 60 ECTS
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
Lectures, seminars and computer sessions to apply statistical methods on biological data and experiments.
The course runs over the entire spring semester.
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Course contents:
The course treats basic methods to describe and analyze data from biological experiments. Descriptive statistics. Regression analysis. One- and two-way ANOVA. Non parametric tests. Experimental design.
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Course literature:
Zar, Biostatistical analysis, ISBN 0-13-206502-9
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Computer laboration
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4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IDA.
Director of Studies: Lotta Hallberg
Examiner: Bertil Wegmann
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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