Data & Statistics

Unit facts
Unit code	TBS1104
Credit rating	TBC
Unit level	Level 1
Teaching period(s)	Full year
Location	Dubai
Offered by	Tetr School of Biosciences
Mandatory/optional	Mandatory

Overview

How do we turn biological observations into reliable knowledge? Running across both semesters, this unit teaches experimental design, descriptive and inferential statistics and data visualisation, first on lab data and later on physiological, genome-browser and field data from Sardinia.

Aims

To make you confident and honest with data, able to design experiments and draw sound conclusions from them.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

design an experiment with appropriate controls and sample sizes
choose and apply suitable statistical tests
visualise and interpret biological datasets
work with real data in a spreadsheet and a scripting environment

Syllabus

[To be confirmed by the academic team]

Teaching and learning methods