STA 2222 - Statistical Methods for Biology

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Introduction to statistical methods for students in biology and other laboratory sciences. Basic principles of experimental design and data collection. Descriptive statistics, probability models, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, two- and multi-sample comparisons, regression models, categorical data, nonparametric methods. Mathematics or statistics majors cannot use STA 2222 to replace STA 2226. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1441 with a grade of (C) or higher; or MTH 1331 and MTH 1332, each with a grade of (C) or higher; or placement.