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QB@CC Fall 2022 FMN- Statistics and Biology: A Correlation Made in Heaven

Selected Modules

Selected Modules

These are the selected modules for this Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN). During the Fall 2022 semester, participants will adapt and implement portions from two of the following into their classrooms. These modules cover a range of topics, so please select the activities that will fit best into your course curriculum.

Exploring Marine Primary Productivity with Descriptive Statistics and Graphing in Excel

Marina McLeod, Jennifer Olson, Wendy Houston

Version: 1.0

In this activity, students use real water chemistry data and descriptive statistics in Excel to examine primary productivity in an urban estuary of the Salish Sea. They will consider how actual data do or do not support expected annual trends.
Published on 09.2021
1.2K Views
1.1K Downloads
1 Adaptations
statistics, ecology, data, Excel, graphing, Biochemistry, Oceanography, marine ecosystems, marine ecology, descriptive statistics, long-term datasets, marine, Microsoft Excel, marine biology, plankton, Outliers, Marine Science, qbcc, Using Excel, phytoplankton, Create graphs, Interpret graphs, Concepts in Statistics, large dataset, explaining statistics, using statistics, Pacific Northwest, Salish Sea, primary productivity, water chemistry, estuary, graphing in Excel, formulas in Excel, chlorophyll, time-series plots, ocean

Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

Alida Janmaat, Pete Kaslik, Randall LaRue Moser Jr, Kevin David Simpson, Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo

Version: 1.0

Students are introduced to concepts of hypothesis testing using elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish population for methylmercury levels (using real and hypothetical data) against real-world mercury standards.
Published on 07.2021
1.7K Views
1.4K Downloads
3 Adaptations
statistics, mathematics, biostatistics, ecology, biology, graphing, p-values, t-tests, hypothesis testing, in-class activity, Zoology, mercury biogeochemistry, biostatistics - general, fish population, qbcc, Biogeochemical cycles, Interpret graphs, Solving Equations and Inequalities, Concepts in Statistics, Elementary Hypothesis Testing, Methylmercury, dams, Bioaccumulation, traditional diets, mercury, mercury poisoning, native people, indigenous population, Canada, hydroelectric, explaining statistics, using statistics

Choosing healthy data for healthy relationships: how to use 5-point summaries, box and whisker plots, and correlation to understand global health trends.

Andrea Huntoon, John Doudna, Pallavi Bhale, Thalita Abrahão, Alys Hugo, Jennifer Lyon Adler

Version: 1.0

This module utilizes a user-friendly database exploring data selection, box-and-whisker plot, and correlation analysis. It also guides students on how to make a poster of their data and conclusions.
Published on 06.2021
2.4K Views
1.5K Downloads
0 Adaptations
Querying databases, graphing, Ratios, data types, statistical learning, correlation, Box Plots, qbcc, health sciences education research, nutrition & food science, Understanding rates, Create graphs, Interpret graphs, interpret tables, Health Science, Concepts in Statistics, explaining statistics, using statistics

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