Biology 220 /220L - Biostatistics

Institution:

Colgate University

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F. Frey, T. McCay This course explores issues of experimental design, data collection methods, and principles of statistics as they apply to biology. Topics include samples and populations, tests for goodness of fit of frequency data to those expected on the basis of theory, hypotheses about samples drawn from normally distributed populations, the binomial and Poisson distributions, analyses of variance, correlation analysis, linear regression analysis, and elementary statistical modeling. Students learn computer software applications for the analysis and graphing of data. Course material is beneficial to students planning to do research within their major department. Majors in fields other than biology are encouraged to enroll. The course should count as one of the two courses required in mathematics for students interested in the health science professions or graduate school in the sciences. The credit-bearing laboratory BIOL 220L must be taken concurrently with BIOL 220. Prerequisite: one biology course at the 200 level.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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