Course: Quantitative Methods in Biosciences (3402-421)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Piepho (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture with laboratory

In-Class Hours Per Week:

4

Contents:

Descriptive statistics, survey sampling, simple tests, Type I and Type II errors, confidence intervals, linear regression and correlation, residuals, analysis of variance, c2-tests, factorial analysis of variance, multiple linear regression, polynomial regression, nonlinear regression.

Lecture. Lab work will be done using a pocket calculator and the SAS statistical package.

Literature:

Lecture notes.
Mead, R., Curnow, R. N., Hasted. A. M. 1993. Statistical methods in agriculture and experimental biology. 2nd edition. Chapman & Hall, London.
Rees, D.G. 1985. Essential statistics. Chapman and Hall, London.

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

http:// www.uni-hohenheim.de/bioinformatik/lehre/module/module.html Notice: First time offered in WS 07/08!

Module:

• 3402-420 Quantitative Methods in Biosciences (compulsory)

eLearning:

Course in ILIAS