Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 24)
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Year 3 Forestry.
Credit points: 6.5
Coordinator: Dr P Ades and Dr M Burgman.
Prerequisite: 211-106 Biometry (Forestry Course).
Contact: 18 hours of lectures and l8 hours of practicals over one semester.
Timetable: First semester
Aims: The object of this unit is to develop in students a familiarity with a number of approaches to experimental design, analysis of experimental data, and data exploration.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should be: capable of designing efficient experiments and of performing analyses common in forestry and agricultural research; able to distinguish between alternative statistical approaches, and to apply appropriate analyses for different experimental designs; able to cope with common problems such as missing data, and unbalanced designs; familiar with standard numerical methods used in classification, ecology, systematics and GIS.
Content:
Introduction to matrix algebra, including multiplication, eigenvectors and values, reducibility; Multiple regression, ANOVA and ANCOVA; experimental design; classification and ordination for ecology, systematics, vegetation mapping and GIS.
Assessment:
In addition to a 3-hour written examination at the end of the subject, written tests and practical assignments each of up to 2,000 words may be given throughout the course.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 24)
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