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  First steps in statistics for life sciences
  

  streamed from Basel, 9-10 September 2020

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  Technical

  Please ensure that the following software is installed on your machine PRIOR to the course:
  
  - latest python3 distribution, preferably bundled using conda
  - jupyter
  - the scipy library (NB: if you installed conda, then this library is already installed)
  
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  Schedule

  Wednesday 9:

      09:00 : beginning of the day - greetings

      Morning (10’ break around 10:30):

  • getting to know each other

  • small python warm-up 

  • Manipulating and plotting your data

  12:30 - 13:30 : lunch break

      Afternoon (10’ break around 15:30):

  • Introduction to statistical inference and testing (confidence intervals, statistical errors)

      17:30 : end of the day - discussion

  Thursday 10:

  09:00 : beginning of the day - greetings

      Morning (10’ break around 10:30):

  • statistical testing

  12:30 - 13:30 : lunch break

      Afternoon (10’ break around 15:30):

  • Introduction to (linear) regression

      17:30 : end of the day - discussion

  
  
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