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Quantitative Reasoning Learning Progression
06 Feb 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Robert Mayes
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/353The NSF Pathways Project focused on developing learning progressions for environmental sceince on the 6-12 grade levels. Pathways explored how students on middle to high school grade bands...
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Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?
06 Feb 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/890https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU5XkhUGzBs
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SUMS4Bio - Video tutorials in math and stats for biology students
27 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jeremy M Wojdak, Caleb Adams, Daniel Cole Metz
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/747This website features an array of short video tutorials on ideas covered in Radford University's Math4Bio and Stats4Bio courses. Some videos cover concepts, while...
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SUMS4Bio - Video tutorials in math and stats for biology students
27 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jeremy M Wojdak, Caleb Adams, Daniel Cole Metz
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/747This website features an array of short video tutorials on ideas covered in Radford University's Math4Bio and Stats4Bio courses. Some videos cover concepts, while...
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OpenIntro
24 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/889OpenIntro was started with one goal in mind: create a free and open-source introductory textbook. The mission of OpenIntro is to make educational products that...
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Brainstorming ideas
24 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Lisa Limeri, Sam S Donovan, Tim Mackie, Lauren Bakale, Amanda Riley, Gabriel da Silva Pescador
A list of ideas we brainstormed in class on 22-Jan-2015 for our group project with Unity.
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Advancing population ecology with integral projection models: a practical guide
23 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Cory Merow, Johan Dahlgren, Jessica Metcalf, Dylan Childs, Margaret Evans, Eelke Jongejans, Sydne Record, Mark Rees, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Sean McMahon
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/824Integral projection models (IPMs) use information on how an individual's state influences its vital rates – survival, growth and reproduction – to...
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Cell Biology by the Numbers
21 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Ron Milo, Rob Phillips
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/819Vignettes that reveal how numbers serve as a sixth sense to understanding our cells.Sample figures:[[Slider(105-f3-ViralMeasuringTape-13.png,...
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IPMpack: an R package for Integral Projection Models
19 Jan 2015 | Software (Off-site) | Contributor(s): C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Sean M. McMahon, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Eelke Jongejans, Cory Merow
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/779IPMpack is an R package (R Development Core Team 2013) that allows users to build and analyse Integral Projection Models. An IPM is a demographic tool to explore the...
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Ch 11 Genetics and Statistics (Chi Square)
19 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Shannan Muskopf
A PowerPoint slideshow which informs the viewer of the purposes of chi square. The PowerPoint includes definitions of relevant terms, step-by-step procedures for calculating chi square, and questions for individual thoughts. The slides support one example...
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Sealing the Deal The Grey Seal Problem in the U.S. Northeast
18 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Matthew S. Kaufman
"This case study uses a PowerPoint-driven approach combined with role-playing to explore issues surrounding the grey seal population off the coast of New England, specifically Chatham, Massachusetts. After gathering information, the students take the part of Chatham City council members and...
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Sustained exponential population growth of grey seals at Sable Island, Nova Scotia
18 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): W.D. Bowen, J. McMillan, R. Mohn
"Grey seal pup production on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, has been monitored since the early 1960s. We estimated pup production on Sable Island in 1997 using aerial photography with a correction for detection of pups on the imagery and a statistical model to account for the proportion of pups...
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Human Genetic Variation: A Flipped Exercise in Cultural Competency
15 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Shoumita Dasgupta, Katherine Larabee Tuttle
"This interactive case discussion was created to emphasize the clinical relevance of population genetics, but is also a suitable resource for teaching the basic principles of population genetics while relating them to human genetic variation. Our understanding of human genetic variation has...
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Chi-Square Test video
12 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Bozeman Science, Paul Andersen
This 12-minute video describes what a chi-square analysis is and illustrates 3 examples of how to perform one, increasing in complexity. The video starts with the classic example of a coin toss, then rolling die, and finally, with realistic ecological...
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Chi-Square Test video
12 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Bozeman Science, Paul Andersen
This 12-minute video describes what a chi-square analysis is and illustrates 3 examples of how to perform one, increasing in complexity. The video starts with the classic example of a coin toss, then rolling die, and finally, with realistic ecological...
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Cookbook for R
10 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Winston Chang
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/780The goal of the cookbook is to provide solutions to common tasks and problems in analyzing data.
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Cookbook for R
10 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Winston Chang
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/780The goal of the cookbook is to provide solutions to common tasks and problems in analyzing data.