Bi7930 Analysis of biological data

Faculty of Science
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Stanislav Pekár, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Vaňhara, CSc.
Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Mgr. Stanislav Pekár, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi5040 Biostatistics - basic course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This lecture aims to teach how to analyse biological data using appropriate univariate statistical methods.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction: Statistical software and its development. Statistica. R language. 2) Exploratory data analysis: Data frames. Types of data. Tables and graphs. Moments. 3) Esperimental design: Randomised. Nested. Split-plot. Latin squares. Pseudoreplication. 4) Klasical tests: t-test. Paired test. Correlation and casuality. Kontingency tables. Non-parametric tests. 5) Analysis of variance: One- to multi way. Post-hoc comparisons. Contrasts. 6) Analysis of covariance:One- to multi- way. Residuals. 7) Generalised linear models: Statistical modeling. 8) Data transformations: Box-Cox. Logarithmic. Angular. 9) Regression: Linear and non-linear. 10) Analysis of frequencies: Poisson errors. Overdispersion. 11) Analysis of binomial data: Binary and binomial data structure. 12) Survival analysis: Gamma errors. Weibull and exponential model. 13) Mixed models: Split-plot and nested design. Repeated measures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: výuku zajišťují jednotlivé katedry biologické sekce, před zápisem je nutno kontaktovat jednotlivé vyučující z biologických kateder
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation.
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