Jun 19, 2025  
Undergraduate College Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate College Catalog 2025-2026

BIO 241 - Biological Data Analysis


Biologists use data to understand life. This course will introduce you to the kinds of data biologists collect, how they summarize those data, and how they use statistics to interpret data and tell a biological story. We will explore data using the computer tools that biologists use, and you will analyze data by writing code. You will work with real biological datasets and questions as you explore summary statistics, common statistical tests in biology, and graphical representations of biological data. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites
BIO 114 Introduction to the Biological Sciences , AP/IB Biology or permission of instructor. 

 

Credits 4



Notes
This course should not be taken by students who have taken another introductory statistics course such as Math 141.  









Compass Attributes
Natural Science, Quantitative Analysis