BIOL 302 Biostatistics
Advances in biology have pushed the development of statistical methods and depended on those methods for decades. Biostatistics focuses on three core areas: 1) general statistical concepts; 2) correct use and interpretation of statistical methods commonly used in biological sciences; and 3) basic familiarity with the R statistical software language, which has become an important tool in dealing with many kinds of data, including genetic data.
Offered
Spring semester of odd calendar years
Notes
Meets the general education quantitative reasoning requirement.