Statistics in Science
in AP Biology
Dive into the essential concepts of biostatistics to bolster your exam preparation and scientific inquiry skills.
To Think About:
How do scientists use math to talk about science?
Why do scientists use math to talk about the data they collect?
Why is it important to perform quantitative analysis of data?
Watch: The Power of Number
Supplementary Resources:
- Bozeman Science: Statistics for Science
- Bozeman Science: Standard Deviation Video
- Bozeman Science: Standard Error Video
- Dan Rott: Reliability of the Mean
- Dan Rott: Calculating Mean, Median, Mode & Standard Deviation in Excel
- DrKKHewitt: Standard Error of the Mean
Rice University: Error Analysis and Significant Figures
Rice University: Representing Error and Curvefitting