Bio1 Schedule 2005 weeks 1-3

Syllabus/Schedule, Stats 1 (wks 1-3)
WEEKS 4 TO 7 WEEKS 8 TO 10

Week

date beginning

Subject

Readings

Questions

1 1/4, 1/7
Course orientation. The Use and Abuse of Statistics . What is statistics? Experimental design? Measures of central tendency and dispersion

Zar, chapters 1-4

Visit weblinks on research design

3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2

2 1/11, 1/14
Presenting your results. Graphs and write-ups. Critical analysis of statistical presentation

3 1/18, 1/21
Probability

Zar, chapter 5

All questions in ch. 5 (practice, practice, practice!)

Week	date beginning	Subject	Readings	Questions
1	1/4, 1/7	Course orientation. The Use and Abuse of Statistics . What is statistics? Experimental design? Measures of central tendency and dispersion	Zar, chapters 1-4 Visit weblinks on research design	3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2
2	1/11, 1/14	Presenting your results. Graphs and write-ups. Critical analysis of statistical presentation
3	1/18, 1/21	Probability	Zar, chapter 5	All questions in ch. 5 (practice, practice, practice!)