STAT2002

STAT2002: Quantitative Biology

Science and Engineering

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About this Unit

An introduction to a variety of statistical procedures which are frequently used in the biological sciences. Populations and samples, types of data, distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, graphing techniques, data screening, data transformation, diversity indices, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, post-hoc testing, dependent, independent and one-sample t-tests, simple linear regression and correlation, multiple linear regression, non-parametric procedures (Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis, Spearman Rank Correlation, Chi-square and contingency tables), overview of multivariate ecological techniques. Experimental design, interpretation of analyses and report writing. Data analysis using R and RStudio

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Unit Details

Credits25

Contact Hours5 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS) (1154)

Field of Education010103 Statistics

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Tuition Pattern

Computer Laboratory1 x 2 hours weekly
Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly
Workshop1 x 1 hour weekly

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