Jun 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

CS 4180 - Statistical Foundation for Bioinformatics


Introduces statistics and stochastic process theory, and makes applications in the field Bioinformatics, i.e., the study and analysis of biological, and in particular genetic, data.

Requisites: CS 4170 and EE 3713 and (CS 4160 or PBIO 4160)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will demonstrate an ability to solve problems involving probability and genomic sequences.
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to solve problems involving finite Markov chain probabilities.
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to solve problems involving random walks, estimation, and alignment.


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