Course: Data Processing for Biologists

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Course title Data Processing for Biologists
Course code EKO/ZPD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bednář Marek, Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction to data processing, types of variables from the perspective of informatics and statistics - Introduction to Excel, data insertion and formatting, absolute and relative addressing, data export and import. 2. Table and non-table databases - Operators and functions 3. Data visualization, conditional formatting, graphs 4. Sensitivity analysis tools, solver, lists and filters 5. Crosstabs, matrix and prediction functions 6. Introduction to R - RStudio, basic data types, variables, functions, vectors, matrices 7. Factors, data frames, lists, visualization in R. 8. Data transformation using dplyr library. 9. Basics of statistics - How to design an experiment? What can I find out? Descriptive statistics. Directional statistics - what about azimuth? 10. Probability, random distributions, significance tests, test selection. Histograms, boxplot diagrams. 11. One or more variables. Mutual bond. Correlation and basics of regression analysis. 12. Examples of further analyzes (principal component analysis, cluster analysis). Solved examples in Excel and R.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration
  • Attendace - 36 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic processing of not only biological data, their visualization and basic analysis including preparation for statistical evaluation.
The student is able to efficiently process data in Excel and R. environments. He understands the basic principles of probability and statistical data processing.
Prerequisites
The knowledge of computer skills at the secondary school level is expected.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Knowledge of inserting, processing, visualization and basic data analysis in MS Excel and R.
Recommended literature
  • Miroslav Navarrů. (2019). Excel 2019: podrobný průvodce uživatele.. Praha.
  • WICKHAM, H a G GROLEMUND. (2016). R for Data Science: Import, Tidy, Transform, Visualize, and Model Data.
  • Zvárová, J. (2016). Základy statistiky pro biomedicínské obory. Praha: Karolinum.


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