This topic is directed towards students with little quantitative experience.
It serves as an introduction to biostatistics as the use of statistical techniques in the biological sciences. Students will learn how to select tools and techniques from statistics to apply to problems in biological and health sciences. It aims to impart an understanding of the key issues in the analysis of statistical data together with practical experience in using a modern statistical package to perform elementary statistical analysis in a biological or health-related field.
Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.