Basic Statistical Tests
Training session with Dr Helen Brown, Senior Statistician, at The Roslin Institute, December 2015.
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These training sessions were given to staff and research students at the Roslin Institute. The material is also used for the Animal Biosciences MSc course taught at the Institute.
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*Recommended Youtube playback settings for the best viewing experience: 1080p HD
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Content:
Different types of statistical objectives
-Prove a result
--eg animals with mutation on gene X have higher levels of Y
--Hypothesis tests, p-values
-Search data for interesting information - ‘Exploratory’
--eg which genes are related to condition Z?
--Generate hypotheses
-Build a predictive model
--Eg predict which individuals are likely to develop a condition based on various factors
--Model to calculate probability of condition
This session outline
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