INTRODUCTORY APPLIED STATISTICS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES

STAT 324

Descriptive statistics, probability concepts and distributions, random variables. Hypothesis tests and confidence intervals for one- and two-sample problems. Linear regression, model checking, and inference. Analysis of variance and basic ideas in experimental design. Utilizes the R programming language.

STAT 340

Teaches how to explore, model, and analyze data using R. Topics include basic probability models; the central limit theorem; Monte Carlo simulation; one- and two-sample hypothesis testing; Bayesian inference; linear and logistic regression; ANOVA; the bootstrap; random forests and cross-validation. Features the analysis of real-world data sets and the communication of findings in a clear and reproducible manner within a project setting.

STAT 303

An understanding of the commonly used statistical language R. Topics will include using R to manipulate data and perform exploratory data analysis.

STAT 240

Introduces reproducible data management, modeling, analysis, and statistical inference through a practical, hands-on case studies approach. Topics include the use of an integrated statistical computing environment, data wrangling, the R programming language, data graphics and visualization, random variables and concepts of probability including the binomial and normal distributions, data modeling, statistical inference in one- and two- sample settings for proportions and means, simple linear regression, and report generation using R Markdown with applications to a wide variety of data to address open-ended questions.

F&WECOL/STAT 571

Descriptive statistics, distributions, one- and two-sample normal inference, power, one-way ANOVA, simple linear regression, categorical data, non-parametric methods; underlying assumptions and diagnostic work.