BS2001 - Quantitative Methods in Biology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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An introduction to experimental and survey design and analysis. Topics include the principles of ecological and biological sampling design; hypothesis generation for ecological and biological experiments; collection of biological and ecological data; manipulations and interpretation of biological and ecological data; statistical methods used in biology and ecology; and the production of biological and ecological reports.
Learning Outcomes
- to develop skills in selecting and applying appropriate analytical methods to biological and ecological data;
- to develop skills in the design, execution and reporting of biological and ecological experiments and survey programs;
- to develop the necessary computer skills for data management, analysis and graphical presentation.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BH2011 and BZ2400 and TV2031 and ZL5003 |
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| Census Date 24-Mar-2006 | |
| Coord/Lect: | zlskr. |
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| Assessment: | (40%); (10%); (50%). |
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| Coord/Lect: | Professor Jamie Seymour. |
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| Assessment: | (54%); (10%); (36%). |
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