LGC launches training course for biological scientists
In response to increasing demand for training courses designed specifically for the growing population of bioscientists involved in analytical measurements, UK-based LGC has launched a statistics-based training course aimed at biologists. The new 'Basic statistics and experimental design for biological scientists' course is aimed at biological scientists who need to design experiments and interpret data efficiently and effectively.
The one-day course recognises that the application of statistical concepts to experimental data is essential to maximise the information obtained from experimental studies. It will be held at LGC's site in Teddington, Middlesex, on 29 July and 30 November 2004, and is suitable for biologists with limited or no previous experience of statistics.
The course is designed to help biological scientists: design experiments amenable for statistical analysis; develop an understanding of hypothesis testing; perform common statistical analyses on experimental data; and interpret the results of the analysis. The course will cover experimental design, significance testing and analysis of variance as well as linear regression and correlation.
'As the UK's national measurement laboratory, LGC recognises the importance of analytical quality to anyone making chemical or biochemical measurements and to those making decisions based on the results of such measurements,' said Dr Malcolm Burns, a biostatistician in LGC's BioAnalytical Innovation team. 'This new course is the latest in our expanding range of courses on statistics for scientists and is aimed at the growing population of bioscientists involved in making analytical measurements.'