MSU Courses: Statistics Statistics for Biologists (STT464): This course is a step1 for individuals with no background in statistics. The course covers the basics of the importance of statistical analysis, experimental […]
Problems with experimental reproducibility have been of concern in the scientific community of late, which has been attributed as least in part to our misuse of p-values. Misconceptions of the […]
There are a couple recent features/editorials in the Nature special section for irreproducible research that discuss our cognitive bias during experiments and whether we take any steps to limit those biases. A […]
As we discussed in our last five-minutes of science, a new perspective in Plant Cell (Reassess the t Test) by plant researchers from UCDavis and UMN addresses the growing complexity […]
The alarming explosion of genome sequencing data was recently addressed in PLoS Biology (Big Data: Astronomical or Genomical), and touched on in Nature News (Genome researchers raise alarm over big […]
recommended by: Koichi Sugimoto Koichi says be sure to check out the resources provided in the supplemental information (See “Conclusions” after the Abstract below). Beyond Bar and Line Graphs: Time […]
post by: Bethany Huot I have recently come across several different stories on the use of and requirements for statistics in biology that caught my attention and prompted a bit […]
