BIOE 4300: Analysis of Bioengineering Systems

Designation:

Required

Description:

Statistical methods for the design, testing and manufacturing of medical devices; the application of statistical methods to quality systems and process validation.

Prerequisite:

MATH 2850 or 2950; one hour of BIOE 3940

Textbook:

Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
R. Walpole, R. Myers, S. Myers and K. Ye
Prentice Hall

Objectives:

To apply statistical analysis to biological data
To investigate experiment design involving biological systems
To formulate and solve problems in statistics
To use computational tools to analyze and model biological data
To analyze and interpret data from biological systems

Topics:

Introduction
Rules of probability
Random variables, distribution and density functions
Expectation - mean and variance
Discrete and continuous distribution functions
Applications of the normal distribution; specifications and quality control
Random sampling and sampling distributions
Confidence intervals
Hypothesis testing

Schedule:

3 - 50 minute lectures per week

Contribution:

Engineering topics

Outcomes:

(a)		An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b)		An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(e)		An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(k)		An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
(8b)		The capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science, and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology

Prepared by:

Scott Molitor (scott.molitor@utoledo.edu) and Tammy Phares (tamara.phares@utoledo.edu).