Biostatistics & Life Sciences

Case Study: JMP062 Monitoring Fish Abundance in the Mesoamerican ReefApply exploratory data analysis in the context of wildlife monitoring and nature conservation.
Case Study: JMP046 EndangeredExplore statistical evidence demonstrating an association between Saguro size and the amount of flowers it produces.
Case Study: JMP022 ArchosaurAnalyze data on the brain and body weight of different dinosaur species to determine if a proposed statistical model performs well at describing the relationship and use the model to predict brain weight based on body weight.
Case Study: JMP018 Mendel's Law of InheritanceUse the data sets provided to explore Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance for dominant and recessive traits.
Case Study: JMP017 Smoking and Lung CancerUse the results of a retrospective study to determine if there is a positive association between smoking and lung cancer, and estimate the risk of lung cancer for smokers relative to non-smokers.
Case Study: JMP016 Salk VaccineUsing data from a 1950’s study, determine whether the polio vaccine was effective in a cohort study, and, if it was, quantify the degree of effectiveness.
Case Study: JMP015 Lister and Germ TheoryUse results from a 1860’s sterilization study to determine if there is evidence that the sterilization process reduces deaths when amputations are performed.
Case Study: JMP005 Improving Patient SatisfactionAnalyze patient complaint data at a medical clinic to identify the issues resulting in customer dissatisfaction and determine potential causes of decreased patient volume.
Case Study: JMP001 Medical MalpracticeExplore claim payment amounts for medical malpractice lawsuits and identify factors that appear to influence the amount of the payment using descriptive statistics and data visualizations.