BIOL 420 - Introduction to Biostatistics & Computational Biology (C)

This course will provide students with an introduction to basic statistical methods and various computational techniques used in biology. Elementary statistical methods presented will include the normal distribution, hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, regression and correlation. Laboratory exercises and computer demonstrations will provide students with the opportunity to use various software and hardware in the collection, organization, and analysis of data.

Prerequisites and Corequisites
Course prerequisites:[BIOL 151 or BIOL 161 & BIOL 162 ] and [BIOL 153 or BIOL 163 & BIOL 164 ]

Course corequisite: BIOL 420L

Note
Lecture plus lab component
All prerequisites must have a grade of C or better
(C) Denotes common course

Credits: 2

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