[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantship on Calcareous Fens

2010-02-07 Thread Dixon, Mark
Graduate Student Position for Research on Calcareous Fens: I'm looking for a graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D.) to work on a project to map and characterize plant species composition and the physical conditions of calcareous fen habitats in eastern South Dakota. If funded, the project will

[ECOLOG-L] Statistical test about equality

2010-02-07 Thread Li An
Dear Ecologers, In testing ecological models, we often use t-test as a way to compare our model results with observed data. If they are close enough, we obtain more confidence about our model. However, in most traditional situations, we put no difference as the null and regarded it as the

[ECOLOG-L] Bog Turtles 3 Internships Available

2010-02-07 Thread Allen Salzberg
TURTLE TASK TEAM TRYOUT (WITH TRACY) The Nature Conservancy is recruiting for three Bog Turtle field internship positions located near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Only one application is required to apply for all three positions and the position dates are: 26 April 2010 to 10 September 2010 26

[ECOLOG-L] NEPARC call for abstracts - information left out, sorry

2010-02-07 Thread Allen Salzberg
DEADLINE for submission of abstracts to be considered for oral presentations is: February 28, 2010. Poster abstracts will be accepted until July 15, 2010. HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS: Abstracts must be submitted electronically by sending an email to neparc-abstra...@comcast.net. Include the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Statistical test about equality

2010-02-07 Thread Gavin Simpson
On Sat, 2010-02-06 at 21:44 -0800, Li An wrote: Dear Ecologers, In testing ecological models, we often use t-test as a way to compare our model results with observed data. If they are close enough, we obtain more confidence about our model. However, in most traditional situations, we put

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Statistical test about equality

2010-02-07 Thread Shiyun Wen
The question from Mr. Li appears to be the matter of type I and type II error in hypothesis testing. This was elaborated in a book from Robert R. Sokal and F. James Rohlf (1994) Biometry: The Principles and Practices of Statistics in Biological Research. If your goal is to compare alternative