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2007 - 2008 / Course descriptions / BR200405 Statistics for chemistry and biology  

BR200405 Statistics for chemistry and biology

Course Code
BR200405

Course Name
Statistics for chemistry and biology

Credits
5.00

Target Audience
Second year students of chemistry and biology

Prerequisites

Admission to the programme

Objectives

The student should attain a statistical basis in order to be able to evaluate analytical errors, understand analytical variation, calculate reference limits, evaluate methods and plan experiments.

Topics
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Probability calculations
  • Probablility distributions, discrete and continuous
  • Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing
  • Correlation and linear regression
Instruction

Lectures.

Mandatory Assignments

Admission to the exam requires approval of compulsory exercises.

Evaluation

Written exam, 3 hours.

Hjelpemidler til eksamen
All printed and written help and calculator.

Grades
A-F

Revised date
2006.03.31

Revised by
Frede Frisvold