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7.093 Modern Biostatistics

(); first half of term
(Subject meets with 7.573)
Prereq: 7.03 and 7.05
Units: 2-0-4
Ends Mar 18. Lecture: MW1-2.30 (4-370)

Provides an introduction to probability and statistics used in modern biology. Discrete and continuous probability distributions, statistical modeling, hypothesis testing, Bayesian statistics, independence, conditional probability, Markov chains, methods for data visualization, clustering, principal components analysis, nonparametric methods, Monte Carlo simulations, false discovery rate. Applications to DNA, RNA, and protein sequence analysis; genetics; genomics. Homework involves the R programming language, but prior programming experience is not required. Students registered for the graduate version complete an additional project, applying biostatistical methods to data from their research.
A. Jain
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