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    1984-W_Brunner-D__Focht-Deterministic Three-Half-Order Kinetic Model for Microbial Degradation
    The kinetics of mineralization of carbonaceous substrates has been explained by a deterministic model which is applicable to either growth or nongrowth conditions in soil.

    Keywords: kineticsnonlinear regressionsum of square errorsMonodlinearizemineralizationsubstratescarbonaceous

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    Exploring the functionality of R
    Students work with example data to generate a length-weight plot and use lm() to obtain regression coefficients. Base plot functions are used to plot both the data and the regression line.
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    Using Images of Foraging Leaf-Cutter Ants to Teach Linear Regression
    This lesson offers students a realistic, open-inquiry research experience, even when lab or field research is not possible. We first introduce students to leaf-cutter ants and how they forage. Then...

    Keywords: linear regressionexperimental designPlant-insect interactionsSymbiosisForaging behavior

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    2018-Weber_Theers_Surmann_Ligges_Weihs-Sensitivity Analysis_of_Ordinary_Differential_Equation_Models
    This report will focus on the sensitivity analysis of ordinary differential equation (ODE) models since they can be used to model so-called Low Frequency Oscillations (LFOs).

    Keywords: sensitivityregressionparameter estimationsystemlow frequency oscillationsoscillations

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    Remote Sensing of Plants and Topography in R (Project EDDIE) for Advanced GIS class
    Students will explore different possible abiotic drivers of plant growth, defined as greenness and height. In the final step, students will analyze data from around the United States and consider...
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    Climate-Induced Shifts in California Butterflies
    A module in which students generate and test hypotheses about butterfly species’ response to climate change in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California using publicly...

    Keywords: linear regressionScatter Plotsclimate changephenologyhypothesis formulationmountainsCaliforniapublic dataCODAP

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    Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Global Climate Models and Graphing in Excel (Adapted for Non-Majors)
    Students link human behavior in various climate change scenarios to predicted temperature outcomes at both local (their assigned Latitude) and global (Latitudinal trends) scales. This adaptation is...

    Keywords: ExcelResources @ ESA - TIEEecology labclimate changeenvironmental scienceglobal changehuman-environmental interactionsSimple Linear Regressionhuman impactsinclusive pedagogy-FMN

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    Dendroclimatology
    Dendroclimatologists can reconstruct climate records further into the past than written records, by examining tree rings. Students "reverse-engineer" this process by considering growth rates of a...

    Keywords: linear regressiongraphingdata visualizationstandardizationclimatetree ringsdendrochronology

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    Why Cells Change Weight: Demonstrating Linear Regression Through an Osmosis Experiment
    In this activity, students will perform an experiment utilizing dialysis tubing to create cellular models to demonstrate the linear relationship between cell weight and time in varying tonicities....

    Keywords: graphingqbccCellular and Molecular BiologyInterpret graphsConcepts in Statistics

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    Striped Bass: A Regulatory Success Story
    This module examines the Maryland striped bass moratorium (1985-1989) as a fisheries management success story. Maryland DNR striped bass young of the year data is utilized for least squares linear...

    Keywords: regressionfisheriesmonitoringrecruitmentstriped bassmoratoriumfish biologyfisheries ecologyspawninganadromousyoung of the yearrelative abundancechesapeake bayfish population

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    How Luxury and Legacy Effects Shape Urban Avifauna in Los Angeles, California
    Is L.A.’s bird population shaped by historic redlining and income inequality? This lesson will introduce luxury and legacy effects hypotheses as they relate to urban avifauna in LA neighborhoods....

    Keywords: ANCOVASimple Linear Regressionurban ecologyredliningavian ecology

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    Investigating human impacts on Southeastern US stream ecology using R
    Adaptation of the "Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: Scaling up from Local to National with a focus on the Southeast" specifically to focus on self-paced R code instruction
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    Case Study — The Gender gap in 100-meter dash times
    In 2004, the journal Nature published a short tongue-in-cheek paper by Tatem and colleagues meant to critique common abuses in linear modeling while fitting data from the Olympic gold medal times...

    Keywords: calling bulltrack and fieldreproducing resultslinear modelingcritique

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    Oyster Restoration Success and Water Quality in the James and Rappahannock Rivers of Virginia
    This QUBES lesson uses statistical analysis to test whether or not oyster restoration sites in Virginia are successfully increasing the number of oysters and whether or not water quality is...

    Keywords: aquatic ecologymarine ecologyggplot2Pearson correlation coefficientSimple Linear RegressionnitrogenJames Rivertidyversechesapeake baywater qualityphosphorusharmful algae bloomsvirginia

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    Remote Sensing of Plants and Topography in R (Project EDDIE)
    Students will explore different possible abiotic drivers of plant growth, defined as greenness and height. In the final step, students will analyze data from around the United States and consider...
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    An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R
    This book provides an introduction to statistical learning methods and is aimed for upper level undergraduate students, masters students and Ph.D. students in the non-mathematical sciences.

    Keywords: linear regressiontextbookclassificationcourseclustering coefficientR programming languagestatistical learningmachine learninglogistic regressionresamplingmodel selectionGeneralized additive modelsdecision treesprincipal components analysisMOOCResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Leaf cutter ant foraging
    This module introduces students to leaf-cutter ants in the rainforests of Panama. Students derive their own research hypotheses regarding ant foraging or allometric scaling relationships.

    Keywords: leaf cutter antsforagingallometrylinear regressiongraphingdata visualizationResources @ AIMSbody size

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    Have fish assemblages recovered from the legacy of acid rain?
    This module provides a framework for upper-level ecology students to learn about limiting factors for stream fish diversity, using data from Shenandoah National Park and gaining skills in...

    Keywords: Problem based learningdiversitycooperative learninglimiting factorsaquatic ecosystemspyramid examlab reports

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    Riverbird distributions and habitat use
    Riverbirds are widespread, use diverse riparian habitats, and respond rapidly to changing conditions. Students can apply riverbird data to evaluate hypotheses about these responses, while gaining...

    Keywords: logistic regressionHabitat selectionRiver Field Studies NetworkWaterfowl raptorkingfisherheronfocal speciesmonitorriverbank

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    The Stomata Lab. What the past can tell us about our future - using fossil and modern plants to model atmospheric carbon dioxide
    Students will develop a mathematical model of the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and the number of stomata on a leaf (Stomata Index). They will evaluate the model graphically, statistically,...

    Keywords: introductory biologyQuantitative reasoninginterdisciplinaryclimate changeregressionEcology and EvolutionStomataNIQBC2. Data and GraphsC4. mathematical modelsC3. Statistical AnalysisSmithsonian

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