| Title | Time | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Statistics | 29.01.2025 15:00 - 18:00 (Wed) | online | Dr. John Pinney |
This foundational course will introduce basic statistical concepts, focusing on methods for visualising and summarising sampled data. It is intended primarily for doctoral candidates who haven’t used statistics for a long time. The course aims to equip doctoral candidates with the most essential statistical concepts and skills, to give them more confidence in presenting their own data and interpreting the results of others.
- Understand the need for statistics in scientific studies
- Interpret graphical representations of sampled data
- Calculate descriptive statistics for sampled data
- Apply the normal distribution to answer questions about a population
- Identify potential sources of bias in a scientific study
Live teaching and hands-on practice.
At the beginning of the doctorate | during the doctorate | at the end of the doctorate
None.
Laptop/tablet with stable internet connection, microphone, webcam and Microsoft Teams.
This course is offered in cooperation with Imperial College London. Please book your place through DocGS and not through the Imperial College London website.
Dr. John Pinney is Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Theoretical Systems Biology group at Imperial College London. More info here.