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1. Biostatistical Tools

   15 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anton E Weisstein¹, Rama Viswanathan², Sheldon Gordon³, Jennifer Spangenberg²

   1. Truman State University 2. Beloit College 3. Framingham State College

   This Excel collection of workbooks has tools for: 1. Linear regression through the origin 2. Linear regression not through the origin 3. Polynomial fit 4. A simple chi-square analysis to test...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4935/?v=1

2. 2008-Lawson-Marion-An Introduction to Mathematical Modelling

   06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Daniel Lawson

   NA

   This is a broad based set of notes with sections: Building Models, Studying Models, and Using Models. No depth on any model, no solution strategies, but good references to models, and general...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4018/?v=1

3. 1-005A-ChemDataCollection-ModelingScenario

   25 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Brian Winkel

   SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations

   A student is assigned the task of collecting data on a chemical reaction and does a poor job of collecting data. She only collects data at the start and end of a number of ten minute intervals and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3293/?v=1

4. Water We Doing: A Deep Dive Into Sustainable Ocean Management & Blue Economies

   11 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Rachel Kline

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   This lesson explores the concept of blue economies and includes a detailing lesson in R that involves basic statistics and building complex graphics.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3054/?v=1

5. Fitting Exponential and Logistic Growth Models to Bacterial Cell Count Data

   17 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Adam Rumpf

   Florida Polytechnic University

   In this activity, students will model a noisy set of bacterial cell count data using both exponential and logistic growth models. For each model the students will plot the data (or a linear...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2831/?v=1

6. Linear Regression (Excel) and Cellular Respiration for Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics

   03 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Irene Corriette¹, Beatriz Gonzalez¹, Daniela Kitanska², Henriette Mozsolits², Sheela Vemu³

   1. Santa Fe College 2. Passaic County Community College 3. Waubonsee Community College

   Students typically find linear regression analysis of data sets in a biology classroom challenging. These activities could be used in a Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Statistics course. The...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2811/?v=1

7. Using Images of Foraging Leaf-Cutter Ants to Teach Linear Regression

   29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Ariel Firebaugh¹, Justin Touchon², Hayley Orndorf³, Jeremy Wojdak¹

   1. Radford University 2. Vassar College 3. University of Pittsburgh

   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...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2689/?v=1

8. Lichen Niches and Distributions Lab Activity

   14 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jessica Coyle

   Saint Mary's College of California

   This is a 2-part lab activity based on the EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project: Lichens in Diverse Landscapes. Students conduct field surveys of lichen abundance near their homes and explore...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2374/?v=1

9. Exploring global reef health and human population using correlation and simple linear regression

   10 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By David Sale

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between reef cover and human disturbance. Students will manipulate a large dataset and perform normality tests, data transformations,...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2341/?v=1

10. Climate-Induced Shifts in California Butterflies

    18 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jessica Coyle

    Saint Mary's College of California

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1884/?v=2

11. Climate-Induced Shifts in California Butterflies

    17 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jessica Coyle

    Saint Mary's College of California

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1884/?v=1

12. Cardiac Output

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces Fick's principle in the context of understanding the cardiac output. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1076/?v=1

13. Translocation of Nutrients in the Phloem: Dixon's Paradox

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces the Dixon equation in the context of understanding nutrient transport through sieve tubes. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1074/?v=1

14. Investigating Determinants of Richness in Ephemeral and Permanent Wetlands Using Linear Models in Shiny

    21 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristofor Voss

    Regis University

    This resource seeks to provide a quantitative platform by which students can be taught about interactive effects using the TIEE module created by Little (2018). Key to the adaptation is the use of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1018/?v=1

15. Doubling Time of Tumors

    11 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces the calculation of potential doubling time of tumorous cells in the context of understanding the growth of a population of the cells. It is intended for an introductory...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/983/?v=1

16. Amino Acid Frequency

    23 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces expected frequencies in the context of understanding amino acid composition. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/979/?v=1

17. Permeability of Molecules

    10 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces Overton's Rule in the context of understanding the permeability of molecules across the cell membrane. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/940/?v=1

18. Statistical Exploration of Climate Data

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tamra Carpenter¹, Jon Kettenring², Robert Vanderbei³

    1. DIMACS, Rutgers University 2. Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti, Drew University 3. Princeton University

    In this module the students will learn some basic concepts in statistical thinking about data, with emphasis on exploratory data analysis.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/900/?v=1

19. An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R

    23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Gareth James¹, Daniela Witten², Trevor Hastie³, Robert Tibshirani³

    1. University of Southern California 2. University of Washington 3. Stanford University

    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.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/847/?v=1

20. Dendroclimatology

    17 Sep 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, R. S. Maxwell¹

    Radford University

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/544/?v=2