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COMBINED COURSE: BIOLOGY LABORATORY AND EXPERIMENTAL STATISTICS: STATISTICS FOR EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (MODULE) (M-Z)
FRANCESCA BEOLCHINI

Seat Scienze
A.A. 2016/2017
Credits 6
Hours 48
Period 1^ semestre
Language ENG
U-gov code ST01 3S244

Prerequisites

Basic mathematics.

Development of the course

The course is given through lectures and numerical exercises, in some cases using the Microsoft Excel software and other statistical softwares.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:
At the end of the course the student will have basic statistics skills to support the experimental activity of a biologist.

Ability to apply the knowledge:
At the end of the course the student will be able to apply basic statistics concepts to experimental data .

Soft skills:
Numerical applications stimulate the critical thinking of each student, together with communication skills.

Program

SAMPLES AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.
STATISTICAL INFERENCE.
INTRODUCTION TO FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTS AND VARIANCE ANALYSIS
LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS: CLUSTER ANALYSIS AND PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS

Development of the examination

Methods for assessing learning outcomes:
Written exam.

Criteria for assessing learning outcomes: 
The student has to show knowledge of subject matter and ability to apply it to simple practical cases.

Criteria for measuring learning outcomes:
The score is given by a number, out of 30 points. The minimum score required for passing the exam is 18.

Criteria for conferring final mark:
The final score is based on the result of the oral examination of the module of Biology Laboratory M-Z and the written examination of the module Statistics for Experimental Sciences M-Z.

Recommended reading

Geoffrey R. Norman, David L. Streiner, G. Capelli. Biostatistica. Tutto quello che avreste voluto sapere. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (2015).

Courses

• Scienze biologiche