Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

BIOL 463 - Theoretical and Quantitative Biology

(4.00)
A course in probability and advanced biostatistics. Topics will include the elementary mathematical techniques used in biology and medicine, the relationships among probability distributions used in standard statistical tests, univariate linear and nonlinear analysis, correlation matrices, multivariate analysis and path analysis, cluster analysis, and discriminant and principal component analysis. Students will present examples of the analysis from the literature. The class will solve problems, and each student will analyze a set of experimental data.

Course ID: 52558
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed BIOL 142 , and BIOL 302  and BIOL 303 , and STAT 350  or STAT 355 , all with a grade of ‘C’ or better. 



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)