This course provides a basic introduction to data management for biologists – from the formulation of interesting questions, through the design of experiments and statistical analysis to final publication of results in papers and seminars. Emphasis is on the use of microcomputers to facilitate this process and on the practical application of statistical methods in Biology. Exampes are drawn from a wide variety of Biological disciplines.

Fall 2007

PROF: Dr Bob Montgomerie teaches this course. Dr Montgomerie is an evolutionary biologist who studies sexual selection and the reproductive strategies of birds, fish, insects, and humans. His website provides more information about his research

TEXTBOOK: DeVeaux, Velleman and Brock 2006 Intro Stats, 2edition, Pearson. We have used this text since the fall of 2005, so some used copies may be available. Do not worry if there are no CDs supplied with the text as we will be supplying the course software with the lab manual.

LAB MANUAL: available at the Campus bookstore. This manual contains all of the handouts for the course, as well as tutorials and some past exams, with answers. please bring the manual to all of your tutorial sessions.

LECTURE SCHEDULE: We are scheduled to have 3 lectures a week (MON 1030, WED 0930, FRI 0830) in BioSciences 1101, but we may not use all of the Friday slots. The Schedule button above shows the approx schedule of topics each week.

LAB SCHEDULE: Each student is assigned a 1-hour lab/tutorial slot each week. In odd-numbered weeks you will have some formal instruction on how to use the JMP statistical software do analyze data; even-numbered weeks are help sessions for the biweekly assignments (see Assignments)

BLOG: The blog for this course provides up-to-date info on course material etc, and provides you with an opportunity to give feedback on the material posted there.

WebCT: Go to WebCT for marks, software (JMP) downloads and other private information related to this course.