Biostatistics

Faculty

Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture

Version

Version 1 of 20.11.2023.

Module identifier

44M0161

Module level

Master

Language of instruction

German

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summerterm

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
30Lecture-
30Other-
Lecturer independent learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
35Preparation/follow-up for course work-
40Study of literature-
15Exam preparation-
Graded examination
  • Written examination or
  • oral exam
Remark on the assessment methods

The standard type of examination is the written exam (in case of deviation, the alternative type of examination mentioned will be selected by the examiner and announced at the beginning of the course).

Exam duration and scope

written exam, 2 hours

Literature

  • Das Skript des Statistik- und Programmierteil des Moduls unter jkruppa.github.io -   Teile des Skripts als Video unter https://www.youtube.com/c/JochenKruppa
  • Dormann, Carsten F. Parametrische Statistik. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
  • Wickham, Hadley, and Garrett Grolemund. R for data science: import, tidy, transform, visualize, and model data. O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2016. https://r4ds.had.co.nz/ 
  • Data Science for Agriculture in R unter https://schmidtpaul.github.io/DSFAIR/
  • Bruce, Peter, Andrew Bruce, und Peter Gedeck. 2020. Practical statistics for data scientists: 50+ essential concepts using R and Python. O'Reilly Media.

Applicability in study programs

  • Applied Livestock Sciences
    • Applied Livestock Sciences M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

  • Applied Plant Sciences M.Sc. (01.09.2025)
    • Applied Plant Sciences M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Kruppa-Scheetz, Jochen
    Teachers
    • Kruppa-Scheetz, Jochen