"It's easy to lie with statistics. It's hard to tell the truth without it."
— Andrejs Dunkels, Latvian-Swedish mathematician
Data science in biology
These courses address the principles of data analysis in biology. You may "bring your own data" to some of them.
Foundational courses
Start with these lectures to gain a solid understanding of the basics of statistical analysis in a biological context.
- Quick introduction to data analysis
- Basic statistics with Python
- Think Statistics with R
- ANOVA with R
- Bayesian statistics with R
Machine learning
"Machine learning" means different things to many people. If we peel off the hype, statistical models remain. We offer in-depth courses that teach you statistical model building in a biological context.
Regression techniques
Planned courses
- Clustering methods
- Classification methods
- Regression with artificial neural networks
Obsolete courses
These courses are not offered any longer.