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Ecological seminar covering topics of plant ecology, nature conservation, ecological modelling, etc. 

Please note: this seminar will take place every Monday (except for Mondays on which we have a joint ecological colloqium of all ecology groups). 

Location: working group Plant Ecology and Conservation Biology, Campus Golm, house 60 (Am Mühlenberg 3, top floor). Place will probably chnage in November - please ask for updates! Additionally a Zoom link will be provided to interested participants send by E-mail on request or available with the seminar program.

Content: Mathematical and conceptual foundations of statistical data analysis 

Qualification goals: Students learn about experimental study design and the appropriate
statistical methods for analyzing different types of data. 

The first half of the course builds a solid foundation, covering an introduction to statistical
analysis and the most important basic tests: t-test, one-way ANOVA, chi-square test, linear
regression and correlation, and non-parametric equivalents of these tests. Additionally,
common issues such as how to test data for normality and different data transformations
are covered. 

The second half of the course starts with an introduction to statistical analysis using the
software package R. This program is used for an array of more challenging and advanced
approaches: multiple regression, two-way ANOVA, mixed effects models, logistic regression,
principal component analysis, and cluster analysis.