03-702 Statistical Analysis for Biological Sciences

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

In this course, graduate students in the biological sciences will learn the basic theory of statistical analysis and apply knowledge of statistics and programming in Python to real biological problems and data analysis project. This course is appropriate for all incoming biological sciences Ph.D. students who want to apply their knowledge of statistics to their research design and gain a breadth of experience with problems in different domains in biology. It is also required for first-semester students in the MS program in in Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics.

Prerequisites: 03-708 or 03-701

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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