Duration
20h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is mainly practical with the analyses of real biological data. A large part of these practical sessions are devoted to the effective statistical analysis of experimental data related to experiments carried out within the framework of ethological or ecological studies.
The other part of the courses consists in discussions in small groups, around the statistical analyses reported in scientific publications.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Select and apply suitable statistical tests with datasets commonly produced in ethological and ecological studies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
To master the notions of the courses of basic and multivariate statistics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Presentation of R and RStudio.
Short theoretical introductions followed by tutorials to analyse contextualised data.
Discussions in small groups.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to face and mandatory
Recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
The student will be asked to answer in writing to a series of questions requiring the use of the methods introduced during the classes (using his/her computer).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
It is easier to bring her/his own computer with R and RStudio installed. It is also possible to use RStudio on-line.
Contacts
Alain HAMBUCKERS - alain.hambuckers@uliege.be - Tel. +3243665072
Institut de Zoologie (Bät I1), Quai Van Beneden 22, B-4020 Liège.
Bruno FREDERICH - bruno.frederich@uliege.be - Tél. +3243665040
Institut de Chimie (Bät B6c), Allée du six Août 11, B-4000 Liège.
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
R documentation
Documents on R use
R-Studio On-line
To access R-Studio on-line