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STAT255: Statistics for Life Sciences I
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200-level
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8
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Description
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Descriptive statistics; probability; random variables and probability distributions; expectation; binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions; random sampling and sampling distributions; point and interval estimation; classical hypothesis testing and significance testing. Statistical examples and applications from life sciences are emphasized.
Supplemental Notes
Catalog notes
- Credit will be granted for only one of STAT 255, STAT 252.
- Not open to students registered in or with credit in one of STAT 254, STAT 250, STAT 260.
- See "Credit Limit - Beginning Level Statistics Courses".
- Intended primarily for students in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biology, Environmental Studies combined with a Science discipline, Kinesiology, and Combined Computer Science and Health Information Science.
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Additional course requirements
- 1.5 units of MATH course numbered 100 or higher
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