Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: Basic University statistics course; Junior, Senior or Graduate standing.
Description
Introduction to modern model-based statistical analysis, using examples from evolutionary ecology and anthropology. This is a practical seminar, focusing on building and modifying the code necessary to conduct biologically-motivated applied statistics. Topics include generalized linear models, maximum likelihood, model comparison, population dynamic models, and phylogenetic inference. All work completed in the R statistical computing language.