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12/12/2024 - 12/13/2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Time
This two-day Experimental Design in Ecology training program provides valuable insight and lessons learned to designing study objectives, selecting sampling sites, choosing specific equipment, and recognizing and avoiding sampling biases. This course also introduces statistical analysis and interpretation of data to complete a scientifically defensible study.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion, EDE participants will be qualified and able to:
- Define and construct a study hypothesis
- Define and determine parameters under study
- Define and identify study type
- Identify and select appropriate sampling sites
- Identify and manage confounding factors
- Identify and avoid sampling biases
- Asses statistical versus ecological significance
- Develop a scientifically defensible study