Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2023_24
Subject DATA ANALYSIS Code 01745001
Study programme
1745 - Máster Universitario en Investigación en Biotecnología y Biomedicina
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
3 Compulsory First Second
Language
Castellano
Ingles
Prerequisites
Department MATEMATICAS
Coordinador
QUIROS CARRETERO , ALICIA
E-mail aquic@unileon.es
jgomp@unileon.es
Lecturers
GÓMEZ PÉREZ , JAVIER
QUIROS CARRETERO , ALICIA
Web http://
General description Data analysis and results interpretation in fundamental Biology and Biomedicine
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente MATEMATICAS GARCIA FERNANDEZ , ROSA MARTA
Secretario MATEMATICAS ARIAS MOSQUERA , DANIEL
Vocal MATEMATICAS TROBAJO DE LAS MATAS , MARIA TERESA
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente MATEMATICAS SUSPERREGUI LESACA , JULIAN JOSE
Secretario MATEMATICAS CASTRO GARCIA , NOEMI DE
Vocal SUAREZ CORONA , ADRIANA

Competencies
Type A Code Competences Specific
  A18955
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  B5753
  B5754
  B5755
  B5756
  B5757
  B5758
  B5759
  B5760
  B5761
  B5762
  B5763
  B5764
  B5765
  B5766
  B5767
  B5768
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  C1
  C2
  C3
  C4
  C5

Learning aims
Competences
A18955
B5753
B5754
B5756
B5757
B5758
B5759
B5760
B5761
B5762
B5764
B5765
B5766
B5767
B5768
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
A18955
B5753
B5754
B5755
B5756
B5757
B5758
B5759
B5760
B5761
B5762
B5763
B5764
B5765
B5766
B5767
B5768
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
A18955
B5753
B5754
B5755
B5756
B5757
B5758
B5759
B5760
B5761
B5762
B5763
B5764
B5765
B5766
B5767
B5768
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
I. Introduction 1. Introduction to data análisis 2. Introduction to R and RStudio II. Probability 1. Probability review, random variables and known distributions 2. Convergence theorems and their relationship with statistical inference III. Considerations about study design 1. Considerations about study design IV. Descriptive statistics 1. Descriptive statistics and exploratory data analysis V. Statistical inference 1. Basics of inferential statistics and study of different perspectives 2. Most commonly used tests in data analysis in biotechnology and biomedicine 3. Regression

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Problem solving, classroom exercises 20 20 40
 
Personal tuition 4 4 8
0 15 15
 
Lecture 6 6 12
 
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Problem solving, classroom exercises
Personal tuition
Lecture

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
It Will take place either in room 331 of the School of Industrial, Computer and Aerospace Engineering, or by videoconference. The interested student will have to make an appointment with the professor, preferably by e-mail.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
20% - 40%
Problem solving, classroom exercises 30% - 50%
 
Other comments and second call

In case a student does not pass the course in the ordinary call, the second call could be evaluated by means of a final exam covering all the contents of the course. Before resorting to the final exam, however, there will be the possibility of recovering some of the parts in the continuous evaluation.


Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic Ruxton, G. & Colegrave, N., Experimental design for the life sciences, Oxford University Press,
Xie, Y.; Allaire, J.J. & Grolemund, G., R Markdown: The Definitive Guide, Chapman & Hall/CRC, https://bookdown.org/yihui/rmarkdown/
Agresti, A., Klingenberg, B., Franklin, C. & Posner, M., Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning From Data, Global Edition,

Complementary Everitt, E. & Hothorn, T., A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using R, CRC Press, 2009
Milton, J.S., Estadística para Biología y Ciencias de la Salud, McGraw-Hill, 2014
Lavine, M., Introduction to Statistical Thought, , https://people.math.umass.edu/~lavine/Book/book.p
Wickham, H. & Grolemund, G., R for Data Science, O'Reilly, https://r4ds.had.co.nz/index.html


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