Course title
生物統計学   [Biostatistics]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 4  Semester 2nd 
Course type 2nd  Course code 01bn4033
Instructor(s)
竹下 和貴, 井上 真紀   [INOUE Maki]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
The main aim of this course is to help students acquire the necessary knowledge of statistics needed to conduct experiments and surveys and to understand research papers in the applied biological science field. Through practical exercises using R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics, students will also acquire statistical processing techniques, the minimum necessary for writing graduation theses.
Expected Learning
The goals of this course are to
(1) Understand the basics of statistics.
(2) Be able to design experiments and surveys based on research objectives and explain their statistical validity to others.
(3) Be able to appropriately interpret the statistical analysis results.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of R and descriptive statistics for one variable
3. Descriptive statistics for more than one variable
4. Fundamentals of inferential statistics
5. Fundamentals of statistical hypothesis testing
6. Compare the means of the two groups
7-8. Compare three or more means
9. Multiple comparison procedures and interactions
10. Design of experiments
11-12. Regression analysis
13. Data handling with R
14-15. How to write "Statistical Analysis" and "Results" sections in a graduation thesis
Prerequisites
In addition to the lectures in the class, you are recommended to prepare and review the class using the standard amount of time as specified by the university for each class.
Required Text(s) and Materials
There is no specific textbook. All handouts for the lecture will be distributed in advance.
References
Assessment/Grading
Reports (70%) and exercises in the class (30%)
Message from instructor(s)
The most important goal of this lecture is to alleviate students' unwillingness to statistics and motivate them to learn. Students who are not good at mathematical equations are encouraged to consider taking this course.
Course keywords
Office hours
Email questions are welcome at any time (kazutaka.takeshita.0716@gmail.com).
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
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1/7/2022 1:00:41 PM