Biology 4605/7220

Biology 4605/7220
Model Based Statistics in Biology

Part 1     Quantitative Background     
Chapter 1    Model-based Statistics in the Natural and Social Sciences
    Chapter 1.1   The Role of Statistics in Science
    Chapter 1.2   Model Based Statistics in Biology
    Chapter 1.3   Quantitative Reasoning
Chapter 2    Quantities
    Chapter 2.1    Definition
    Chapter 2.2    Types of Measurement Scale
    Chapter 2.3    Data Collection, Recording, Error Checking
    Chapter 2.4    Graphical and Tabular Display of Measured Quantities
    Chapter 2.5    Ratio Scale Units
    Chapter 2.6    Dimensions
Chapter 3    Rescaling Measured Quantities
    Chapter 3.1    Logical Rescaling
    Chapter 3.2    Operations on Ratio Scale Quantities
    Chapter 3.3    Descriptive Statistics and Rescaling
    Chapter 3.4    Unit Conversion and Rigid Re-scaling
Chapter 4    Equations (Formal Models)
    Chapter 4.1    Uses
    Chapter 4.2    Reading and Translating Formal Models
    Chapter 4.3    Homogeneity of Units
    Chapter 4.4    Dimensional Homogeneity
Part 2     Quantifying Uncertainty      Review Questions
Part 3     The General Linear Model. Single Explanatory Variable     
Part 4     The General Linear Model. Multiple Explanatory Variables      Review Questions
Part 5     The Generalized Linear Model     
Part 6     Extensions of the General Linear Model      Review Questions
Course Review and Review Questions