COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT<http://www.sortie-nd.org/lme/lme_course_announcement.html>
Likelihood Methods in Ecology
April 22 - 26, 2013
Instructor: Dr. Charles Canham
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies will offer an intensive one-week course
in the use of likelihood methods in ecology from April 22nd - 26th, 2013. The
methods provide a powerful tool for linking models and data, and provide a
flexible alternative to traditional, parametric statistical analyses. Labs
will be based on use of the R statistical computing package.
LOCATION AND FEES: The course will be taught on the campus of the Cary
Institute, in Millbrook, New York (roughly 90 miles north of New York City).
The $750 course fee includes housing during the course in Institute housing.
Students will be responsible for their travel expenses and meals. Course fees
must be submitted by April 1, 2013. Details on how to submit the fees will be
sent after initial registration.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The goal of the course is to introduce students
to the concepts and methods of use of likelihood and information theory in data
analysis and statistical modeling. The labs will focus on the use of software
tools in R that allow the students to construct their own analyses and models.
Most of the examples used in the course will be drawn from forest ecology.
COURSE WEBSITE:
More information can be found at http://www.sortie-nd.org/lme/lme.html
TARGET AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES: The course is intended for
graduate students, post-docs, and practicing scientists. An undergraduate or
graduate level background in statistics is desired, but the course will teach
the basic principles of probability theory required for the methods. Students
will need to be familiar with R. For novices, we will post a set of
tutorials to provide a basic introduction to R - these should be completed
before the start of the class.
REGISTRATION AND CLASS SIZE: Class size will be limited to 16
students. To register, send an e-mail to Charles Canham at
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> containing your
name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number and a brief statement of
your research interests. Please put "2013 Likelihood Course Registration" in
the subject line of the message.
Dr. Charles D. Canham, Senior Scientist
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Box AB, Millbrook, NY 12545
[email protected]
(845) 677-5343
(845) 677-7600 ext. 139 (direct line)
http://www.caryinstitute.org/people_sci_canham.html
