Maths for quantitative life scientists: Probability and Statistical Inference

The course gives an introduction to probability and statistics aimed at PhD students in the life sciences. The goal is to develop a solid understanding of statistical tools and methods, their range of applicability, and their limitations. Theory and examples will be taught in parallel. We will cover basic notions of probability theory, as well as methods from frequentist and Bayesian statistics.

Target group: PhD students in the life scientists with an interest in quantitative methods.

Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with R or Python.

Evaluation: Students will be graded based on their performance at the exercise sheets

Teaching format: Lectures and weekly exercise sheets

ECTS: 3 Year: 2020

Teacher(s):
Lorenzo Dello Schiavo

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