This course is full !
The course is presented by Dr Cajo J. F. ter Braak and ir. Saskia L.G.E. Burgers and is mainly based on the book "Data analysis in community and landscape ecology" of Jongman, Ter Braak & van Tongeren (1995). More recent developments are also part of the program. Practical exercises, the use of Canoco for Windows (4.5) and GenStat for Windows and interpretation of the output are an important part of the course.
Participant are expected to have a good knowledge of basic statistics (like hypothesis testing, t- and F-tests and lineair regression) and some experience in a statistical package (GenStat, SPSS or likewise).
| Target group: |
PhD students, in plant, animal and environmental/ecological sciences working above plant integration level. Post-doc's scientists and practitioners working in a non-research environment are also welcome. |
| Group size: |
18 participants |
| Course duration |
5 days |
|
Language |
English |
| Number of credits |
1.5 ECTS |
| Prerequisites |
Participant are expected to have a good knowledge of basic statistics (like hypothesis testing, t- and F-tests and lineair regression) and some experience in a statistical package (GenStat, SPSS or likewise) |
| Lecturers |
Dr. Cajo J.F.ter Braak and ir.Saskia L.G.E. |
| Location |
FORUM building |
| Monday 19 April | Collecting data, multiple linear regression and polynomials, selection of variables, comparing models and GenStat for Windows. |
| Tuesday 20 April | Loglinear models, analysis of presence-absence data, logistic regression analyses with the Gaussian response model and an introduction to multivariate analysis. |
| Wednesday 21 April | Ordination, Direct and indirect analysis of gradients, Length of gradient, Principal components analysis (PCA), Redundancy analysis (RDA), Interpretation biplots of PCA and RDA, Canoco for Windows (4.5) |
| Wednesday 28 April |
Ordination based on Correspondence analysis methods (CA, CCA and DCA) Interpretation CA/DCA plots, Choice of method |
| Thursday 29 April | Cluster analysis, choice of similarity measure, agglomerative methods, divisive methods, TWINSPAN, model-based approaches and interpretation |
Book Jongman, RHG, Ter Braak, CJF & Van Tongeren OFR 1995 Data analysis in community and landscape ecology. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 47574 0
| PE&RC / SENSE PhD students with an approved TSP |
€ 300,- |
| For other PhD students and staff of Wageningen University | € 800,- |
| For all other participants | € 1,500.- |
Course fee includes drinks, lunches, the course book and a reader - Information about hotel accommodation is available on request
Please register by sending an email to Office.pe@wur.nl providing the following information:
First name:
Last name:
Your email-address:
Name of the course you want to participate in
Status: PhD student // post-doc // else:
When you are a Wageningen PhD candidate, the name of your Graduate School
If you are a member of PE&RC whether you have an approved education plan (TSP): yes // no
If you are employed at Wageningen University and Research Centre, please provide the following additional information:
name and address of research group, including internal bode number
name of department: plant sciences // social sciences // environmental sciences // agrotechnology & food sciences // animal science
the financial project number of which the course fee can be subscribed (if you don’t know, please ask the secretary of your research group)
If you are not employed at Wageningen University and Research Centre, please provide the following additional information:
the address to which we can send the invoice for charging the course fee
Full registration only occurs once
you have provided us with the requested information as stated above. Afterwards
you will receive an official registration confirmation by one of the course
organizers.
Dr. C. Van de Vijver
Tel: + 31 (0)317-485116
Fax: + 31 (0)317-485572
Email: Claudius.vandeVijver@wur.nl
C.T. de Wit Graduate
School
Production Ecology and Resource Conservation
Wageningen Campus – De Born – ATLAS building
Droevendaalsesteeg 4 - 6708 PB Wageningen - The Netherlands
Telephone: + 31 – (0317) 485414 Email:
Office-pe@wur.nl