Provides tools to prepare data, critique and improve visualizations of statistical data, learn visual encoding principles of quantitative information, and learn how these principles are applied to create effective visualizations.
Introduction of the tools, standards and practices for collecting, organizing, managing, exploring, and using data. Develop familiarity with computational tools and the preparation, analysis, and visualization of data and creating analysis tools for larger data sets.
This course is an introduction to statistical methods in biological sciences. Topics include study designs, data visualization and exploration, basic probability with applications, and statistical inference for comparing multiple groups.