BIOL705

Restriction: Must be in the Biological Sciences Graduate program; or permission of Biology Department. Credit only granted for: BIOL705 or BIOL709F. Formerly: BIOL709F. An overview of essential probability and statistics using R with a focus on biological problems. Topics include: parameter estimation (likelihood, Bayesian), confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, multiple testing, experimental design and power analysis, and resampling-based measures of uncertainty. Practical use of computers will be emphasized.