MATH 20 - Statistics for Biology

    Recent Professors
    Kevin L. McCandless
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    36 students
    Credits
    4
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of MATH 20
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2
    Description
    Presents statistical methods as practiced in the biological, environmental, and health sciences by actively engaging with real-world examples that are culturally, socially, and globally relevant. Includes descriptive methods, experimental design, probability, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, one- and two-sample problems, simple correlation and simple linear regression, and predictive techniques and their applications in biological, environmental, and health sciences. This course has a laboratory component that uses computer software for statistical analysis. May be offered in a distance-learning format.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:20am–12:40pm, Tue Thu 2:40pm–4:00pm, Tue Thu 4:10pm–5:30pm, Tue Thu 9:40am–11:00am