Mat271E lectures will be taught in-class .
In class rules:
- You are required to wear mask inside the buildings and in class. Be sure you cover both your nose and mouth. Please keep the social distance in class all the time.
- If you have symptoms even mild, runny nose, sore throat or fewer, you should stay home and follow Covid-19 guidelines. You can still follow the lectures online and access to lecture notes.
- No attendance will be taken in-class lectures.
Exams:
Midterm exams: 60 %
Final exam: 40 %
Instructor: Asst. Prof. Halil Bayraktar (hbayraktar@itu.edu.tr)
Lectures:
Class location: In class
Office : MOBGAM308
Course Website: https://b2lab.wordpress.com/biostatistics/
This is an introductory statistics course for molecular biology and genetics students. You will understand the use of statistical methods for solving and understanding life science, biology, health and genetics problems.
Upon on successful completion of this course, you will have a sufficient knowledge for probability principles and applying them to statistical inference. Besides we hope that you will analyze and apply different statistical models to solve complex biological problems. We would like to see you using the fundamental basic concepts of statistics and probability for explaining measurements.
Objectives of this course: At the end of this course the student will be able to:1. Understand the language of statistics and probability. Describe and analyze an univariate and multivariate data.
2. Use statistical inference to learn from obervations and experiments.
3. Learn how deterministic results can be obtained from an infinite number of random data.
4. Understand biology and genetics data and use statistical models to solve other related problems.
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of introductory calculus, linear algebra or equivalent is assumed. Students are also expected to have introductory biology, basic genetics and some knowledge on life sciences.
Exams and Grading
There will be one mid-term exams and a final exam. Exam dates/location will be determined and announced in class and by the Registrar’s Office.
Important Policies:
- Grading: The final grade of the student will be calculated according to the following percentages:
Midterm exams: 60 %
Final exam: 40 %
To attend a final exam, average of semester activities should be higher than20%. Otherwise no final exam will be given regardless of your first and second midterm exam and you will automatically receive VF grade.
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