MA 3263

Biometry

I. Course Description

Biometry, biological statistics, or quite simply biostatistics, is the application of statistical methods to the solution of biological problems. Topics to be studied include: the design and analysis of biological experiments and surveys; the collection, organization and quantification of biological data; the statistical principles underlying the management of biological data; and the use of the CD entitled Field Guide to Statistics Using Excel by Barry Woods, to analyze the data and to present conclusions.

II. Tentative Course Outline

Semester II, 2008

III. Biometry Specifics

A. Project

B. List

C. Templates

D. Handout

E. Discussion

IV. Supplemental Course Material

A. Graphing Calculators

1. TI-83 Plus

B. Computer Software