National Conservation Training Center

CSP4400 - Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Ecological Data Using R

Course CodeCSP4400
Course TitleMultivariate Statistical Analysis for Ecological Data Using R
DescriptionTUITION FEES: The Cost To Learner displayed in the Course Details is an approximate amount. Please refer to the 'Class Cost to Learner' displayed in the Class Details for the specific class session you wish to attend. NCTC Standard Tuition fees are scheduled to change beginning October 1, 2012. Additional information is available at the NCTC website.

Note: Tuition is not applicable to FWS, BLM and NPS employees

This course covers a variety of descriptive and inferential multivariate statistical methods that are useful for analyzing biological data. Participants use computers to analyze ecological data and apply the various multivariate procedures covered by the instructor. Several case studies of multivariate techniques applied to field data are discussed. Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics

Objectives:
- Identify the basic concepts of matrix algebra, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and multivariate normality;
- Demonstrate methods for displaying relationships and position (principal components analysis, factor analysis, biplot displays, correspondence analysis, multidimensional scaling, and cluster analysis);
- Perform procedures for group separation (MANOVA, canonical variate analysis, discriminant analysis, logistic regression);
- Describe techniques for determining relationships between sets of variables (canonical correlation analysis and canonical correspondence analysis); and
- Analyze repeated measures.

Target Audience:
Anyone responsible for collecting, analyzing, and/or interpreting multi-variable data.
Delivery MethodILT
Instructional Hours36
Credits/CEUs2.0
Primary ContactSO LAN CHING; Phone: 304.876.7771; Email: so_lan_ching@fws.gov;
Secondary ContactJOE WITT; Phone: 304.876.7447; Email: joe_witt@fws.gov;
Extracted from DOI LEARN on5/30/2013 6:59:50 AM

Schedule:  CSP4400 - Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Ecological Data Using R

  

Last Updated: May 30, 2013 06:59 AM
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