Tags: statistics

Teaching Materials (1-20 of 49)

  1. 50 Years of Data Science

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

    By David Donoho

    Stanford University

    This paper reviews some ingredients of the current “Data Science moment”, including recentcommentary about data science in the popular media, and about how/whether Data Science isreally different...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/912/?v=1

  2. A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2?

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

    By Vanessa Muilenburg1, Katherine Supanich1, Stephen Scogin1, Thomas Bultman1, Jianhua Li1, Lori Hertel1, Kathy Winnett-Murray1

    Hope College

    To help introductory biology students understand how plants will respond to higher levels of CO2, we have created a multi-week module consisting of a series of four related laboratory lessons....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2613/?v=1

  3. A Very Basic Tutorial for Performing Linear Mixed Effects Analyses: Tutorial 2

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

    By Bodo Winter

    University of California, Merced

    The second of two tutorials that introduce you to linear and linear mixed models. This tutorial serves as a quick boot camp to jump-start your own analyses with linear mixed effects models.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/833/?v=1

  4. AIMS- Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics - studying leaf cutter ants to learn linear regression

    03 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jeremy M Wojdak

    Radford University

    This 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 statistics.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/239/?v=1

  5. BioVEDA Curriculum: An Approach to Link Conceptual and Quantitative Understanding of Variation During Experimental Design and Data Analysis

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

    By Jessica Dewey†1, Jenna Hicks†1, Maxwell Kramer1, Anita Schuchardt*1

    University of Minnesota

    When performing a biological investigation, experts constantly cycle between conceptual and quantitative modes of thinking, integrating their understanding in both worlds to make decisions about...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2674/?v=1

  6. Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE) for Introductory Statistics

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

    By Jessie Oehrlein

    Fitchburg State University

    Students practice and deepen their understanding of bivariate numerical data analysis (correlation, linear regression, etc.) through working with data related to climate change. Adapted from a...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3166/?v=1

  7. Coding Club: A Positive Peer-Learning Community

    22 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Gergana Daskalova1, Sandra Angers-Blondin1, John Godlee1, Izzy Rich1, Beverly Tan1, Declan Valters1, Haydn Thomas1, Pedro Miranda1, Gabriela Hajduk1, Kat Keogan1, Isla Myers-Smith1, Kyle Dexter1, Christina Coakley1

    University of Edinburgh

    Free and self-paced tutorials and courses for learning to code out of the University of Edinburgh

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1816/?v=1

  8. Critical inquiry for inclusive teaching of statistics

    28 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College

    Professional development workshop slides to help curate conversations in teaching statistics with a critical inquiry lens.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2458/?v=1

  9. DataCamp

    05 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials

    DataCamp: The Easiest Way to Learn Data Science Online

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/913/?v=1

  10. Dynamic Daphnia: An inquiry-based research experience in ecology that teaches the scientific process to first-year biologists

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

    By Alyssa Mae Gleichsner1, Shannon R. Butler2, Catherine L. Searle3

    1. State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh 2. University of California, San Diego 3. Purdue University

    This authentic research experience lesson teaches the core concept of systems and the competencies of quantitative reasoning, communication, and the ability to apply science. The research is...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2617/?v=1

  11. Ecological Forecasting Repository of Online Educational Resources

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

    By Alyssa Willson, Jody Peters1

    University of Notre Dame

    This pdf provides a list of over 100 educational resources related to tools and skills related to ecological forecasting.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2827/?v=1

  12. Exploring Coyote Morphology: Introduction to Research and Study Design

    28 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Christina D'Arcy1, Julie Marie Schlichte2, Vicky Zhuang

    1. University of Texas at El Paso 2. The University of Texas at El Paso

    This module is designed as a first foray for freshman-level (novice undergraduate) students into science literacy, research design, and use of museum resources in research activities. The module...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4661/?v=1

  13. Exploring Marine Primary Productivity with Descriptive Statistics and Graphing in Excel

    29 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristin Byrd

    Tarrant County College

    In this activity, students use real water chemistry data and descriptive statistics in Excel to examine primary productivity in an urban estuary of the Salish Sea. They will consider how actual...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3643/?v=1

  14. Exploring Marine Primary Productivity with Descriptive Statistics and Graphing in Excel

    02 Sep 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Marina McLeod1, Jennifer Olson1, Wendy Houston1

    Everett Community College

    In this activity, students use real water chemistry data and descriptive statistics in Excel to examine primary productivity in an urban estuary of the Salish Sea. They will consider how actual...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2747/?v=1

  15. Figure of the Week: Applied Statistics for Wildlife Research

    16 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Cody Hieu Pham1, Robert E Furrow1

    University of California, Davis

    Students use their number sense to make observations and explain or guess at patterns shown, discussing at the start of a weekly computer lab. This slide deck focuses on figures related to concepts...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4612/?v=1

  16. Final Project for Calling Bull

    11 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College

    This is the final project for the calling bull course & it is to find 3 pieces of misinformation/BS and debunk them. They have to re-do at least one visualization, use R in at least one debunking,...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2431/?v=1

  17. Gender and Classroom Participation: A Case for Quantitative Analysis

    24 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Reimbay Reimbayev*

    Auburn University

    Teaching statistics to students using authentic research is one way to highlight the transferability and value of the material taught in the class. Below we describe an activity in Statistics for...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2875/?v=1

  18. Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

    28 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Alida Janmaat1, Pete Kaslik2, Randall LaRue Moser Jr, Kevin David Simpson, Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo3

    1. University of the Fraser Valley 2. Pierce College 3. Alfred University

    Students are introduced to concepts of hypothesis testing using elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish population for methylmercury levels (using real and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2434/?v=1

  19. Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: The Central Limit Theorem and a t-test

    09 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Paul Miller

    Everett Community College

    Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions and hypothesis testing using a simulation applet, elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3679/?v=1

  20. Ingestion of Microplastics by Coral

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

    By Alyssa Hoekstra

    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.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2350/?v=1