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Course details
Course code: BHS10045f11Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: BIOMETRICS
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 30
Lecturer: dr hab. Joanna Szyda
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Students obtain theoretical knowledge of mathematical statistics related to statistical analysis of data from research on farm animals, together with practical skills of carrying a simple statistical analysis as well as of interpreting its results. Additionally, students learn how to solve complex problems working in a team.
Competences: The course allows students for independent choice of statistical methodology and for carrying statistical analysis of data required for their bachelor and master thesis. Students are also able to understand the statistical methodology and interpret results of research papers, which can be incorporated as references for their bachelor or master thesis. This course builds the basis for “Elements of animal breeding” and “Breeding mehodology”. After course completion students posses skills enabling them to work in institutions dealing with data analysis and interpretation.
Prerequisites: Mathematics
Course content: Populations and samples, hypotheses testing, parameter estimation, t test and other tests for comparison of two means, Chi2 test, F test, analysis of variance, regression, correlation.
Recommended literature: Hawkins, D. (2005) Biomeasurement. Understanding, analysing, and communicating data in the biosciences. Oxford University Press. Draper, N.R., Smith, H. (1998) Applied Regression Analysis, Wiley Collett, D. (1991) Modelling Binary Data, Chapmann and Hall
Assessment methods: Completion of the practical training part is based on grades, which are granted during the semester (minimum average grade to pass 2.51)
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