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Scientific method and quantitative biology

Canonical unit B00

• Variables, controls, and what an experiment can actually show
  Independent, dependent and controlled variables and how to choose the levels of one; the difference between a control va…
• Handling data: units, scales, rates and uncertainty
  Units, prefixes and standard form; where significant figures come from; ratios and magnification; percentage change agai…
• Statistics for biologists: spread, error bars and the three tests
  Mean, median and mode; why a standard deviation beats a range; error bars and what overlapping bars do and do not show; …