BIO 304 Experimental Design & Biostatistics
Prerequisites: 12 BIO hours; MAT 111 or higher (MAT 114 or 208 recommended). Introduces students to the basic concepts and techniques underlying statistical analysis of data in a biological context. Students will be given the opportunity to identify a variety of biological problems, develop specific questions, design and conduct experiments to address these questions, formulate and test hypotheses, choose and run the appropriate statistical test, and interpret the outcomes of such test. Three hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory/week.