Code: | MA214 | Acronym: | BIOE |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Mathematics |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Population Studies |
Course/CS Responsible: | Aquatic Sciences |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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LCMA | 37 | Plan 2012 to 2017 | 2 | - | 5 | 49 | 135 |
The main objective of this training program is that students acquire both theorethical and practical knowledge in basic biostatistics, through a process where they have to solve problems and the teacher function as guider in their individual pathway. The exposition to small biological problems will explore both theoretical and practical aspects of biostatistics, including verbal and written communication. Topics of Biostatistics include types of data, descriptive statistics, probability distributions and inference.
Students should be able to convert data into information, gaining skills in quantitative reasoning and writing.
1. Descriptive Statistics: types of biological data; exploring data: variables and distributions, relationships. 2. Probability and sampling distributions. 3. Introduction to inference: estimation and hypothesis testing. 4. Statistical Inference with Quantitative Data: one sample t test, paired sample t test, independent sample t test. Non parametric tests such as Wilcox on signed-rank test and Wilcox on Mann-Whitney test will also be addressed. 5. Statistical Inference with Categorical Data: inference about a population proportion, comparing two proportions, qui-square test of independence, qui-square test of goodness-of-fit. 6. Linear Regression. 7. Analysis of Variance: one-way and two-way analysis of variance.
The teaching methods include the traditional face-to-face classes and an e-learning component. In the lecture sessions, the concepts of each module are introduced and reinforced by means of the resolution of small biomedical/biological problems. These face-to-face classes are combined with a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The use of an e-learning platform in Biostatistics allows the delivery of static and dynamic content to the students and also the on-line participation and evaluation. Weekly assignments are made at group level and consist in a small biological problem with a data file and a submission deadline. In the resolution of these weekly assignments, in a format similar to a short scientific paper, students have to report effectively both statistical and biological concepts, involved in their assignments. The examination is carried out in computers.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 75,00 |
Participação presencial | 0,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 25,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Final grade: 0.75xE + 0.20xTG + 0.05*C E – Final exam (minimum 7.5) TG – Weekly assignment C - Contributions