MAT 150: Introduction to Biostatistics

This course in an introduction to the study of Biostatistics intended for students of the life science disciplines. It is an overview of the statistical methods for obtaining, analyzing and presenting data in numerical form that are most often used in the area of life sciences. A problem-based approach using real data in various life science fields will be used to illustrate various statistical procedures as well as basics of elementary applied statistics. Students cannot get credit for both MAT 140 and MAT 150.

Prerequisites: MAT 105 or at least two years of high school algebra.

Course Objectives:

In this course the student will:

A. Use real data from various life science fields to study the fundamentals of applied statistical methods.

B. Use the recent technology (graphing calculators and statistical software package) to analyze data.

C. Explore different sampling techniques to collect data and learn the concept of population and sample.

D. Examine elementary descriptive statistics, especially various methods of organizing, summarizing and presenting the data.

E. Survey various probability and sampling distributions.

F. Identify the link between descriptive and inferential statistics using elementary probability theory.

G. Interpret the results of a statistical analysis, and make inferences using real data.

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• Syllabus
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  • Chapter 1

  • Chapter 2

  • Chapter 3

  • Chapter 4

  • Chapter 5

  • Chapter 6

  • Chapter 7

  • Chapter 8

  • Chapter 9

  • Chapter 10

  • Chapter 11

  • Chapter 12

  • Chapter 13

  • Chapter 14

  • Chapter 15