The course gives an introduction to probability and statistics aimed at PhD students in the life sciences. The goal is to develop a solid understanding of statistical tools and methods, their range of applicability, and their limitations. Theory and examples will be taught in parallel. We will cover basic notions of probability theory, as well as methods from frequentist and Bayesian statistics.

Target group: Students and postdocs in life science.

Prerequisites: None

Evaluation: weekly exercises

Teaching format: Lectures and Recitations

ECTS: 3 Year: 2021

Track segment(s):
DSSC-PROB Data Science and Scientific Computing - Probabilistic Models
MAT-PROB Mathematics - Probability

Teacher(s):
Guillaume Dubach

Teaching assistant(s):

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