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Analysis of Environmental Data (ECO 602)
Schedule
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This course is partially modeled after the textbook 'Ecological Models and Data in R' by Benjamin M. Bolker, published in 2008 by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey and after the texbook 'Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with R' by Zur et al, published in2009 by Springer. The similarity in material is acknowledged here (thanks Benjamin and Alain!).
The administration of this course and all relevant polices are described in detail in the course syllabus. This page provides a schedule for lectures, including links to all lecture handouts (slides and notes) and graded assignments.
| No. | Topic | Readings |
| 1 | Role of statistics in environmental research [pdf] | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Environmental data [pdf] | none |
| 3 | Exploratory analysis [pdf] | Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Deterministic functions [pdf] | Chapter 3 |
| 5 | Probability distributions [pdf] | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Inference frameworks [pdf] | none |
| 6 | Hypothesis testing concepts [pdf]; Primer on parametric confidence intervals [pdf] |
none |
| 7 | Nonparametric inference: least squares & more [pdf] |
none |
| 8 | Maximum likelihood inference [pdf] | Chapter 6 |
| 9 | Bayesian inference [pdf] | Chapter 6 |
| 10 | Stochastic simulation [pdf] | Chapter 5 |
| 11 | Landscape of statiscal methods [pdf1, pdf2, pdf3] | tbd |
| 20 | Synthesis and summary [pdf] | tbd |
| Graded projects & final exam | ||
| 1 | Critical review of paper [pdf]; due Dec 9 | |
| 2 | Take home problem sets:
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| 3 | Final take home exam [pdf]; due Dec 16; final answers [pdf, Rscript] | |
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Kevin McGarigal
Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts
304 Holdsworth Natural Resources Center
Box 34210, Amherst, MA 01003
Fax: (413) 545-4358; Phone: (413) 577-0655
Email: mcgarigalk@eco.umass.edu