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Instructor: Dr. R. Brandon Pratt
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Proposal Guidelines
How to write a paper
Textbooks
1. Hinds, D. S.,
Germano, D. J., Pratt, R. B. and Kolb,
K. J. Research Design and Analysis. 2015. Unpublished Manual.
2. Hofmann, A.H. 2014. Scientific Writing and Communication:
Papers, Proposals, and Presentations. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, New
York, 728p.
Lecture Schedule
Date
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Day
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Topics and Assignments
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Text Readings (italics =
Hofmann book)
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8-26
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M
|
Asking
Questions in Biology; Displaying Data
|
Ch 1;
Ch1 Banard et al.
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8/28
|
W
|
Descriptive Statistics
|
Ch 3
|
9/2
|
M
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Labor
Day
|
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9/4
|
W
|
Basics
of Experimental Design
|
Ch 2
|
9/9
|
M
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Probability and Statistics
|
Ch
4
|
9/11
|
W
|
Writing
|
Ch 1-6
|
9/16
|
M
|
Hypothesis Testing & Confidence Intervals
|
Ch 6
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9/18
|
W
|
Assumptions of Parametric Statistics/ Writing
|
Ch 5/ Ch. 19-26
|
9/23
|
M
|
T-test/ Non-parametric two sample/
Proposals Due
|
Ch 7, 8
|
9/25
|
W
|
Exam 1
|
|
9/30
|
M
|
ANOVA
|
Ch 8
|
10/2
|
W
|
ANOVA &
Non-parametric Alternatives
|
Ch 9
|
10/7
|
M
|
ANOVA:
Post-Hoc Testing
|
Ch 10
|
10/9
|
W
|
Writing
|
Ch. 19-26
|
10/14
|
M
|
Two-way
ANOVA
|
Ch 13
|
10/16
|
W
|
Advanced
ANOVA Designs
|
|
10/21
|
M
|
Displaying complex data
|
|
10/23
|
W
|
Writing
|
Ch. 19-26
|
10/28
|
M
|
Writing
|
Ch. 19-26
|
10/30
|
W
|
Exam 2
|
|
11/4
|
M
|
Correlation & Regression
|
Ch 12
|
11/6
|
W
|
Correlation & Regression
|
Ch 12
|
11/11
|
M
|
Veteran�s Day
|
|
11/13
|
W
|
ANCOVA
|
Ch 14
|
11/18
|
M
|
Chi-Square
|
Ch 11
|
11/20
|
W
|
Writing
- Introductions
|
Ch 10
|
11/25
|
M
|
Writing/
Introduction Due
|
Ch 10-17
|
11/27
|
W
|
Writing
|
Ch 10-17
|
12/2
|
M
|
Posters
|
Ch. 28
|
12/4
|
W
|
Writing
|
Ch 10-17
|
12/9
|
M
|
Review/
Final Papers Due
|
|
12/16
|
M
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Final Exam (2-4:30)
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Laboratory Schedule
Date
|
Day
|
Week
|
Topics and Assignments
|
Readings
|
|
8-27
|
T
|
1
|
Displaying Data/ Observing
Nature
|
Ch 1
|
|
9-3
|
T
|
2
|
Spreadsheets/ Descriptive
Statistics
|
Ch 3
|
|
9-10
|
T
|
3
|
Working with Distributions/
Normality and Constant Variance
|
Ch 4 & 5
|
|
9-17
|
T
|
4
|
Hypothesis testing and
confidence intervals/ R�sum�s
|
Ch 6,
Ch 30
|
|
9-24
|
T
|
5
|
T-tests & Mann-Whitney Tests
|
Ch 7 & 8
|
|
10-1
|
T
|
6
|
ANOVA
|
Ch 8 & 9
|
|
10-8
|
T
|
7
|
ANOVA - Kruskal Wallis &
Post-Hoc Testing
|
Ch 8, 9, & 10
|
Hmwrk |
10-15
|
T
|
8
|
Two-way ANOVA
|
Ch 13
|
Hmwrk |
10-22
|
T
|
9
|
Displaying complex data
|
|
|
10-29
|
T
|
10
|
Projects
|
|
|
11-5
|
T
|
11
|
Correlation & Regression
|
Ch 12
|
|
11-12
|
T
|
12
|
Projects
|
|
|
11-19
|
T
|
13
|
Chi-Square
|
Ch 11
|
|
11-26
|
T
|
14
|
Projects
|
|
|
12-3
|
T
|
15
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Papers
|
|
|
12-10
|
T
|
16
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Poster Presentation Due &
Displayed on 2nd Floor in Science 1
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Templates for Excel statistical analyses: Descriptive stats & t-test:
Download A range of tests:
Download Excel ANOVA template:
Download Excel Regression:
Download Chisqr:
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