Statistics and Modeling

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Biologists who are responsible for monitoring or conservation design projects and other population-habitat related studies.  

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Statistical models are used to understand the mechanisms behind the patterns we...

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Those working on constructing models for the development of Species Status Assessments, updating range maps of endangered species, or other conservation applications.  

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This course provides participants...

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Anyone interested in expanding their modeling skillset for the benefit of species conservation.  

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This course will provide participants with the skills needed to build species distribution models (SDMs)...

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Biologists who wish to use modeling for species status assessments and for evaluating management and policy alternatives for recovery.  

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During this course, participants will have the opportunity to explore the...

 

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Biologists and resource managers who are seeking to gain model-building skills to inform research and decision-making in natural resource management. Participants are not required to be highly skilled in mathematics or computing, although...

Target Audience:

Biologists and resource managers who are seeking to gain model-building skills to inform research and decision-making in natural resource management. Participants are not required to be highly skilled in mathematics or computing, although familiarity with spreadsheets and how...

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Target Audience: Biologists and others with little or no prior experience with R or statistics who need to collect and analyze data for purposes such as impact assessment and biological monitoring.

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This course, along with Field Data...

Target Audience:

Biologists who collect and analyze data.

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R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. R is an ever-expanding set of analytical packages that has become the primary tool for data analysis in the broadly defined...

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Target Audience: Biologists and resource managers who are seeking to gain experience developing and running occupancy models. All modeling will be done in R, so a working knowledge of R is required.

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Documenting the presence or...

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Biologists seeking to gain beginner level population modeling skills to inform decision-making in areas such as species status assessment, recovery, and management.

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This online course is based on Dr. Anthony Starfield's Principles of...

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Biologists, technicians, researchers, and natural resource managers involved in data collection and dissemination of biological data results.

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Data management is an integral part of natural resource management. Qualitative, quantitative,...

Target Audience:

Biologists, technicians, researchers, and natural resource managers involved in data collection and dissemination of biological data results.

Summary and Objectives:

Data management is an integral part of natural resource management. Qualitative, quantitative,...

Target Audience:

Biologists who:

Make status assessments for reasons such as evaluating the influences of management actions or potential changes in the environment. Monitor species or habitat changes over space or time.

 

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This...

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Anyone who wants to learn R to manipulate data and communicate analysis.

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Participants with no prior experience in R will learn how to transform messy field data into purposeful information for analysis and decision making. Computer...

Target Audience:

Anyone who wants to learn R to manipulate data and communicate analysis.

Summary and Objectives:

Participants with no prior experience in R will learn how to transform messy field data into purposeful information for analysis and decision making. Computer...

Target Audience:

Individuals who have completed CSP2101 Applied Landscape-Scale Conservation Biology within the last five (5) years.

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This course provides students with...