Statistics on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Date
11-13 March 2019
Location
UCAS, Yanqihu Campus, Beijing, China
Credit points
1 CP (25 -30 hours of work)
Course Language
English
Target Group
Doctoral Researchers
Contents
Linear models and linear mixed effects models in R
Goal
Obtaining the ability to run simple and mixed linear models to analyze the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Didactic Elements
Lectures, Hands-on training
You will need
Basic knowledge of statistics and linear models
Basic knowledge of R
Own laptop with R and R studio installed
Expected performance
Active participation
Lecturer(s) in charge
Prof. Uli Brose
ulrich.brose@idiv.de
Ecologist with theoretical background
Assist. Prof. Dr. Shaopeng Wang
shaopeng.wang@pku.edu.cn
Ecologist and trained mathematician
Dr. Myriam Hirt
myriam.hirt@idiv.de
Ecologist with experience in non-linear models