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1. Mendelian Genetics, Probability, Pedigree, and Chi-Squared Statistics

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   03 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Anne Brokaw, Michelle Garber-Talamo

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/341In this classroom activity, students are introduced to the genetics of sickle cell disease by a short film The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans . A classroom handout...

2. A brief review of basic probability theory

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   10 May 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Winfried Just

   The spread of infectious diseases is inherently a stochastic process and the materials posted at this web site heavily rely on probability theory. Here we review some basic concepts of probability theory for easy reference. The material is restricted to notions that are used in teaching...

3. Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data, A Bayesian Approach

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   25 Feb 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Jim Albert, Allan Rossman

   From the project website " Workshop Statistics:  Discovery with Data, A Bayesian Approach, Key College Press; ISBN: 1930190123 (coauthored with Allan J. Rossman of Dickinson College) is a collection of classroom and homework activities designed to introduce the student to...

4. Innovative Teaching Exchange: Asking Questions in Probability Class

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   25 Feb 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Queena N. Lee-Chua

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/898This is an article in MAA's Innovative Teaching Exchange that describes strategies to get students past thoughtless number crunching, guessing, and intuition when it comes...

5. SUMS4Bio - Video tutorials in math and stats for biology students

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   27 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Jeremy M Wojdak, Caleb Adams, Daniel Cole Metz

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/747This website features an array of short video tutorials on ideas covered in Radford University's Math4Bio and Stats4Bio courses. Some videos cover concepts, while...

6. Birthday Problem and Class Phenotypic Probabilities

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   13 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: John R. Jungck, Annelise L. Myers, Jennifer A. Spangenberg

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/774An Excel sheet that allows students to input class data about various phenotypic features and then calculates the probability of other people having the same...

7. Linked Genes and Recombination: Advanced Punnett Squares

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   12 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Dr. Kaci Thompson, Dr. Karen Nelson

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/743An online module in which students learn about more difficult genetics problems, including linked genes and crossing over. Quantitatively students learn about marginal...

8. Classical Genetics Simulator

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   12 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Ben Adamczyk

   Students manage virtual fly populations to determine the mode of inheritance for various traits in different populations. Students seek solutions using probabilities and testing the validity of their assumptions using chi-squared analysis. 

9. More Mice with Fangs: Intermediate Punnett Squares

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   09 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Dr. Kaci Thompson, Dr. Kären Nelson

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/742An online module utilizing probability and Punnett squares to introduce students to more complex genetic problems. The module emphasizes students' use of probability...