Statistics Module 1&2: Introduction to basic statistics and R & Linear Models / Linear Mixed Models with R

Start: Jan 17, 2022
End: Jan 21, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Fränzi Korner-Nievergelt
Oikostat
Location: MPI-Animal Behavior, Bücklestraße, Konstanz
Host: IMPRS for Organismal Biology
Contact: imprs@uni-konstanz.de

This is a full day course, Monday - Tuesday. Location: MPI of Animal Behavior, Bücklestraße, Konstanz.

Monday (Module 1): Basics of statistics (e.g. difference between SE and SD, intro Bayes statistics)

Tuesday (Module 1 and 2): LM, normal linear model (regression, ANOVA)

Wednesday (Module 2): LMM, normal linear mixed model

Thursday (Module 2): More insight into normal linear mixed models (predictive model checking)

Friday (Module 2): Work on own data

Prerequisite for participation:

- basics in computer knowledge (Word, Excel)
- basics in mathematics

Course material:
Korner-Nievergelt, F., T. Roth, S. Von Felten, J. Guélat, B. Almasi, and P. Korner-Nievergelt. 2015. Bayesian Data Analysis in Ecolog Using Linear Models with R, BUGS, and Stan. Elsevier, New York.