BIOL B215: Biostatistics with R
General Information
- Instructor: Bárbara D. Bitarello (bbitarello [at] brynmawr.edu)
- TA: Nicole Cavalieri (ncavalieri [at] brynmawr.edu)
- Lecture: Monday & Wednesday 11:40 AM (Park 264)
- Lab: Wednesday 1:10 - 4 PM (park 128)
- Remember to read the Course Info, listen to Snoop Dog.
- Piazza (for Qs)
- Rstudio (Posit) Cloud
- Moodle
Prerequisites
No prior experience with programming is required.
Suggested Preparation: BIOL B110 or B111 is highly recommended.
Students who have taken PSYC B205/H200 or SOCL B265 are not eligible to take this course.
Counts Toward: Biochemistry & Molecular Bio; Biochemistry Molecular Biology; Biochemistry Molecular Biology; Data Science; Health Studies; Health Studies.
Counts towards college A.B requirements: Quantitative Methods (QM), Quantitative Readiness Required (QR), Scientific Investigation (SI).
Lectures
Lecture slides, class notes, and problem sets are linked below. New material is added approximately on a weekly basis.
| Dates | Topic | Slides | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
Labs
Lab slides, class notes, and lab assignments are linked below. New material is added approximately on a weekly basis.
| Lab | Dates | Topic | Slides | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2/9 | |||
| 2 | 9/9 | |||
| 3 | 9/16 | |||
| 4 | 9/23 | |||
| 5 | 9/30 | |||
| 6 | 10/7 | |||
| 10/14 | No lab (fall break!) | |||
| 7 | 10/21 | |||
| - | 10/28 | No lab (in class Midterm) | - | |
| 8 | 11/4 | |||
| 9 | 11/10 | |||
| 10 | 11/18 | |||
| 11 | 11/25 | |||
| 12 | 12/2 | |||
| 13 | 12/9 | Review, Lab assignment questions, Course Evals | - |
Problem sets
| Problem set | Topic | Due Date | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Th 9/25 | Easy | |
| 2 | Fri 10/10 | Easy/Medium | |
| 3 | Thu 11/6 | Medium | |
| 4 | T 11/25 | Medium | |
| 5 | T 12/11 | Medium |
Lab Assignments
| Lab assignment | Topics | Due Date | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/24 | Hard | |
| 2 | 12/04 | Hard |
Midterms
| Assessment | Topics | When/Where | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | Week 1-7 | 10/28, during lab | Hard |
| Midterm 2 | Weeks 1-14 | Finals week, TBD | Hard |
Office hour times
| Who | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Professor drop-in hours | Tuesday 3-4pm | Park 211 or zoom |
| Professor drop-in hours | Wednesday 2-3pm | Park 211 or zoom |
| Professor drop-in hours | Friday 2-3pm | Park 211 or zoom |
| TA | TBD by survey | TBD |
Acknowledgments
We thank Maria Tackett and Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel for sharing their web page template which we used in creating this website, and Rafael Irizarry sharing this template. We also thank Yaniv Brandvain for sharing awesome teaching materials. Thank you also to fbriatte.org for curating so many useful tips shared with students in R links.