BIOL705

Statistics & Modeling for Biologists

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Restriction: Must be in the Biological Sciences Graduate program; or permission of Biology Department. Credit only granted for: BIOL705 or BIOL709F. Formerly: BIOL709F. An overview of essential probability and statistics using R with a focus on biological problems. Topics include: parameter estimation (likelihood, Bayesian), confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, multiple testing, experimental design and power analysis, and resampling-based measures of uncertainty. Practical use of computers will be emphasized.

Spring 2025

Philip Johnson

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Philip Johnson

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Philip Johnson

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Philip Johnson

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.63 between 184 students*

BIOL705 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560657075% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 35.87%
A: 32.07%
A+: 4.89%
B-: 2.72%
B: 8.7%
B+: 11.41%
C: 0.54%
W: 1.09%
other: 2.72%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.