BOT 455 Reference Materials

Please note that BOT 455 (Analysis of Biological Data) has not been offered for many years. The notes are, therefore, very dated. They come from a time when SAS was the primary software for data analysis. The materials posted here are for use to stimulate discussion.

Original Learning Objectives

• Set 1

• Set 2

• Set 3

Sections from the Class Notes

• Data Matrices

• The Tool Box

• Comparing Two Categories

• Comparing Multiple Categories

• Two Related Variables

• Bivariate Data Analysis

• Working Plots for Bivariate Data

• Examining Residuals

• Introduction to Non-linear Curve Fitting

• The Process of Analyzing a Complex Database

• Research Objectives, Data Characteristics, and Types of Analyses