BIO403 Statistics in Ecological Studies
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Ane Timenes Laugen
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian/English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
Norwegian/EnglishCourse contents
This course will introduce the students to working with real-life data common and statistical methods used in evolution and ecology. The course focuses on developing robust and repeatable workflows for data wrangling, data visualisation and statistical analysis. The students will get an introduction to basic linear models, mode selection and more advanced methods such as Generalised Linear Models and Mixed Models. Throughout the course students will use the programming language R, the RStudio package, and Git.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the students will
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have a good understanding of study design
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be familiar with graphical data exploration techniques
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be able to perform analysis of variance and understand underlying assumptions
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Be familiar with linear models and model selection
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be familiar with parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing
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have acquired basic skills in statistical programming in the R language
Examination requirements
Approval of reports from all computer laboratory exercises. More information about the reports and exercises is given in Canvas by the start of the course.
Teaching methods
Classes will be a mixture of lectures and practicals designed to build required skills for future modules and to perform analyses frequently encountered in the biological literature. Instruction will be given in English. More information will be given in Canvas at the start of the course. The estimated student workload in this course is 135 hours.
Evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio. Graded assessment A-F. More information will be given in Canvas at the start of the course.