Universität Wien

300445 UE Analysis of ecological data (2009W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 07.10. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 14.10. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 21.10. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 28.10. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 04.11. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 11.11. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 18.11. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 25.11. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 02.12. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 09.12. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 16.12. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 13.01. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 20.01. 16:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture will present an overview (theoretical background, applications) on important tools of data analysis in contemporary ecological research. Special attention will be paid to the harmonisation of research questions, experimental design and analytical methods with respect to own research tasks like diploma theses or dissertations. Central topics: General aspects of designing ecological studies - Establishing hypotheses and deriving predictions, statistical tests, experimental design, power analysis; Analysis of variance (ANOVA, MANOVA, ANCOVA); Regression analysis and its derivates (GLM, GAM, Survival Analysis, Classification Trees); Analysis of structured data and time series (Mixed Models); Ordination techniques (CA, CCA, CAO).

Assessment and permitted materials

written test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Lecture and practical: Analysis of examplary datasets with the statistical software package R

Reading list

Association in the course directory

MOE W-1, MZO W-9

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