Data Analysis and Modelling for Aquatic Ecosystems
Dates, Fee, ECTS
Start: 22 May 2017
End: 09 June 2017
Deadline IHE application: 22 April 2017 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 2850
Learning objectives
Upon completion, the participant should be able to:
- Store and manipulate experimental data efficiently in a simple database and perform exploratory data analysis using time series plots, scatter plots and descriptive statistics in MS Excel and R;
- Perform basic statistical procedures and analyses using R (distribution tests and transfor-mations, t-tests, ANOVAs, non-parametric tests, simple and multiple regression, etc.)
- Do multivariate statistical analyses, such as multiple regression analysis and factor analysis, using R; and understand the principles of some other advanced modelling applications for ecological data;
- Construct a simple dynamic simulation model of an aquatic ecosystem using Stella;
- Discuss critically the strengths, weaknesses, missing information, advantages and disadvantages of the analyses;
- Communicate effectively the methods, results and conclusions of a case study (presentation and written report).