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50 years of Data Science
23 Feb 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): David Donoho
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/912More than 50 years ago, John Tukey called for a reformation of academic statistics. In ‘The Future of Data Analysis’, he pointed to the existence of an as-yet...
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50 years of Data Science
23 Feb 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): David Donoho
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/912More than 50 years ago, John Tukey called for a reformation of academic statistics. In ‘The Future of Data Analysis’, he pointed to the existence of an as-yet...
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A Laboratory Class Exploring Microbial Diversity and Evolution Using Online Databases, the Biology Workbench, and Phylogenetics Software
29 Sep 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sarah Boomer, Kelly Shipley, Bryan Dutton, Daniel Lodge
Students assemble and align bacterial datasets using DNA information downloaded from the National Center for Biotechnology Information website and Biology Workbench. Specifically, they compare unknown original DNA sequences (from, in our case, hot spring communities) to a backbone of...
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A very basic tutorial for performing linear mixed effects analyses: Tutorial 2
24 Apr 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Bodo Winter
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/833This tutorial serves as a quick boot camp to jump-start your own analyses with linear mixed effects models. This text is different from other introductions by being decidedly...
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ABO Blood Group Frequencies
14 Jan 2015 | Software (Off-site) | Contributor(s): John R. Jungck, Jennifer A. Spangenberg
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/756An Excel workbook in which students can calculate blood type frequencies through different approaches (Hardy-Weinberg, quadratic formula, and the EM algorithm). The...
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AIMS- Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics - studying leaf cutter ants to learn linear regression
15 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jeremy M Wojdak
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/239This is a teaching resource that uses fascinating images and videos of leaf cutter ants foraging in Panama to provide an engaging context for students to learn about mathematics and...
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BioRadiant
19 May 2015 | Software (On-site) | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar
Interactive statistics package using R and Shiny.
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Birthday Problem and Class Phenotypic Probabilities
13 Jan 2015 | Software (Off-site) | Contributor(s): John R. Jungck, Annelise L. Myers, Jennifer A. Spangenberg
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/774An Excel sheet that allows students to input class data about various phenotypic features and then calculates the probability of other people having the same...
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CATALST - Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics
22 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Joan Garfield, Robert delMas, Andrew Zieffler, Allan Rossman, Beth Chance, John Holcomb, George Cobb
From the project website: "This project uses the acronym CATALST (Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics) to represent the goal of accelerating change in the teaching and learning of statistics. The changes we are working towards are in both content and pedagogy. Our focus is 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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Chi-Square analysis of two point test cross data
21 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Bob Sheehy
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/746This flash tutorial simulates analysis of a 2 point test cross and will walk you through the analysis of two hypothetical traits. Your goal is to determine if these traits...
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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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Classical Genetics Simulator
12 Jan 2015 | Software (Off-site) | Contributor(s): Ben Adamczyk
Students manage virtual fly populations to determine the mode of inheritance for various traits in different populations. Students seek solutions using probabilities and testing the validity of their assumptions using chi-squared analysis.
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DataCamp
06 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/913The Easiest Way to Learn Data Science OnlineMaster data analysis from the comfort of your browser, at your own pace, tailored to your needs and expertise. Whether...
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DataCamp
06 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/913The Easiest Way to Learn Data Science OnlineMaster data analysis from the comfort of your browser, at your own pace, tailored to your needs and expertise. Whether...
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Free Introduction to Python for Data Science Course at DataCamp
06 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/915Python is a general-purpose programming language that is becoming more and more popular for doing data science. Companies worldwide are using Python to harvest insights from...
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Free Introduction to R Course at DataCamp
06 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/914In this introduction to R, you will master the basics of this beautiful open source language, including factors, lists and data frames. With the knowledge gained in this...
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HHMI Teacher Guide: Math and Statistics
23 Sep 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Paul Strode, Ann Brokaw
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/342Topics include measures of average (mean, median, and mode), variability (range and standard deviation), uncertainty (standard error and 95% confidence interval), Chi-square analysis, student...
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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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Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes
07 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Hossein Pishro-Nik
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/896Check out the textbook called Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes by Hossein Pishro-Nik. From the website: "It is an open access...