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    Introduction to Primate Data Exploration and Linear Modeling with R
    Introduction to Primate Data Exploration and Linear Modeling with R was created with the goal of providing training to undergraduate biology research students on data management and statistical...

    Keywords: R programming languageprimatespopulation ecology

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    Chapter 11: Correlation and regression analyses
    Biostatistics Using R: A Laboratory Manual was created with the goals of providing biological content to lab sessions by using authentic research data and introducing R programming language....
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    An introduction to population matrix models: a swirl lesson
    Students will learn how to set up a population matrix model in R and use it for demographic analysis of a population, including projecting population growth, determining lambda and the stable age...

    Keywords: population dynamicsRpopulation growthonlinedemographypopulation projection modelquantitative biologypopulation modelmatrix modelspopulation ecologyage structurepopulation biologypopulation modelingSwirlDemographic processespopulationLeslie matrix

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    DataCamp
    DataCamp: The Easiest Way to Learn Data Science Online

    Keywords: statisticsRcurriculumdata visualizationdata scienceonline learningcoursemachine learningpythonlab protocol

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    Home sweet home for warblers: Graphing and Analysis using R
    This resource expands on the Data Nugget "Trees and bushes, Home Sweet Home for Warblers". The analyses and graphing is done in R and there are questions that ask about the management implications.

    Keywords: graphingCommunity Ecologydata interpretationR software

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    Setting Up Nonparametric Tests
    This swirl lesson will show you how to rearrange your data within R from one that shows a multiple factor design (2 x 2) to a single factor (4 levels) to allow for data analyses that require...
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    Interpreting one-factor ANOVA in R with swirl
    Interpreting One-Factor Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

    Keywords: biostatisticsR programming languageSwirl

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    Modeling Changes in Probability of Presence of Myotis lucifugus Due to White Nose Syndrome: An Introduction to Logistic Regression in R
    In this lesson, students will learn more about the wildlife disease known as white nose syndrome and how it affects certain bat species more than others. Students will learn about the important...

    Keywords: ecologyconservationRStudiobatslogistic regressionGLMWildlife DiseaseWhite nose syndromelittle brown batsmyotis lucifugus

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    Genome Sequence Data in R using Biostrings (Swirl Lesson)
    By the end of this lesson, students should be able to load FASTA files into R as DNAStringSets and use width() and alphabetFrequency(), combined with other functions like sum() and mean(), to...

    Keywords: R programming languagecourse-based undergraduate research experienceBioinformatics and GenomicsCURECUREscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)STEM CUREsComparative genomicsBioconductor

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    Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project EDDIE) with CO2 and 13CO2 data: adapted for R
    This is an adaptation to work in R of Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project) by Hage, M. 2020. Students will investigate geologic and modern evidence for global temperature and...

    Keywords: climate changeGlobal Temperature Changeco2ice core datastable isotopesR software

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    Pennies to The Moon Data Byte Series
    This series of Rbyte activities explores the concept of debunking using Fermi Estimation, R, and ChatGPT.

    Keywords: RprogrammingOpen SourceOpen Sciencedata literacycalling bullProgramming practiceFermi EstimationChatGPTGoogle CoLab

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    Ingestion of Microplastics by Coral
    QUBES lesson on ingestion of microplastics by coral. Lesson will give environmental background and then use R for hands-on statistical analyses, followed by critical thinking questions.

    Keywords: statisticsRenvironmentmicroplastic pollutioncoralwilcoxon

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    Data Management in Excel and R using National Ecological Observatory Network's (NEON) Small Mammal Data
    Students use small mammal data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to understand necessary steps of data management from data collection to data analysis by re-organising excel sheets...

    Keywords: codingR Markdowndata managementggplot2spreadsheetssmall mammals community dynamicsNEONResource TypeNational Ecological Observatory NetworkR softwaredplyr

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    Settling the Debate: How does nutrient enrichment affect salt marsh resilience to sea level rise?
    This is a lesson aimed at Environmental Studies students from High School and up, we hope that students will be able to further their understanding of the ecological impact of humans, as well as...

    Keywords: statisticsRecologytool:rstudioANCOVAwetlandssalt marshesstable isotopesAnthropogenic ImpactsTidal WetlandWetland Ecologyaccretiongreenhouse gas effect

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    Assessing River Herring Migration Using Nonparametric Analysis
    In this lesson, users will play the role of a fisheries biologist by tackling a contemporary fisheries research problem by performing data normality tests, data transformations, nonparametric...

    Keywords: testR Markdownfisheries scienceanadromouschesapeake bayriver herringfisheries managementelectronic fish counterblueback herringalewifevirginiachickahominyriverwalker's damnonparametricwilcoxonsignedranknormalityfish migration

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    Remote sensing data processing – NEON airborne data
    Concepts of remote sensing and data logistics, and NEON remote sensing data are introduced. Students learn how to apply spatial data processing and visualization skills using R coding program to...

    Keywords: RlandscapebiomassProblem Solvingraster raster data processingspatial data visualizationvegetation indicescanopy

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    Gaining familiarity with R and Work with NEON OS & IS data – Plant phenology & temperature - adaptation
    This adaptation introduces students to R and the NEON OS & IS data – Plant Phenology & Temperature tutorial. A planned extension will prompt students to develop a testable hypothesis, based on...

    Keywords: data in the classroomtool:rstudiophenologydata managementNEONtemperature

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    BIO 263 Ecological Data Analysis
    Course materials for BIO 263 Ecological Data Analysis

    Keywords: Rdata analysisecological datasets

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    Large Datasets in R - Plant Phenology & Temperature Data from NEON
    This module series covers how to import, manipulate, format and plot time series data stored in .csv format in R. Originally designed to teach researchers to use NEON plant phenology and air...

    Keywords: data in the classroomtool:rstudiophenologydata managementNEONtemperature

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    2018-Van_Kinh Nguyen-Esteban_Hernandez-Vargas-Parameter estimation in mathematical models of viral infections using R
    Mathematical modeling has played a central role to understand mechanisms in different viral infectious diseases. In this approach, biological-based hypotheses are expressed via mathematical...

    Keywords: simulationdiseasevirusviral infection

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