Advanced Statistics and Data Management

Catalog description

This course will provide students with a foundation in advanced statistics and data management commonly used in the fields of ecology and natural resource management. The class will build upon knowledge learned in the Biostatistics class for MS students, or the Research Strategies I class for PhD students, either of which is a prerequisite to take this advanced course. Students are expected to already be familiar with using R, as well as be familiar with classical tests (t-tests), contingency tables, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and simple and multiple linear regression.