Prof. Rudy Brogi

• The slides and supplementary materials used for lectures and practice will be made accessible to the students through an online platform (Teams).

Argomenti del programma: The lessons will aim at data handling, data exploration, graphics and statistical analysis with R. The course will focus on biological data rather than the mathematical foundations of statistics. As such, it does not demand a knowledge of mathematics beyond simple algebra. It will be focused on practicality over nuance, on biological usefulness over theoretical hand wringing.

Argomenti del programma: • Scientific research and its terminology: key concepts such as assumptions, theories, hypotheses, and predictions, and why they matter • Study design and research workflow: bibliographic research of existing knowledge, defining research questions, data collection planning • Wildlife data collection strategies, their pros and cons, why and when to use them: direct observations, biological sampling, camera trapping,…