Structural Equation Modelling for Ecologists and Evolutionary Biologists (SEMR02)
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/structural-equation-modelling-for- ecologists-and-evolutionary-biologists-semr02/ This course will be delivered by Jon Lefcheck (author of the piecewise package) in Glasgow City Centre from 19th - 23rd November 2018. Course Overview: The course is a primer on structural equation modelling (SEM) and confirmatory path analysis, with an emphasis on practical skills and applications to real-world data. Structural equation modelling is a rapidly growing technique in ecology and evolution that unites multiple hypotheses in a single causal network. It provides an intuitive graphical representation of relationships among variables, underpinned by well-described mathematical estimation procedures. Several advances in SEM over the past few years have expanded its utility for typical ecological datasets, which include count data, missing observations, and nested or hierarchical designs. We will cover the basic philosophy behind SEM, provide approachable mathematical explanations of the techniques, and cover recent extensions to mixed effects models and non-normal distributions. Along the way, we will work through many examples from the primary literature using the open- source statistical software R (www.r-project.org). We will draw on two popular R packages for conducting SEM, including lavaan and piecewiseSEM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own data, as there will be opportunities throughout the course to plan, analyze, and receive feedback on structural equation models. Please email [email protected] with any questions. Check out our sister sites, www.PRstatistics.com (Ecology and Life Sciences) www.PRinformatics.com (Bioinformatics and data science) www.PSstatsistics.com (Behaviour and cognition) 1. May 7th – 11th 2018 ADVANCES IN MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R (MVSP02) Canada (QUEBEC), Prof. Pierre Legendre, Dr. Guillaume Blanchet www.prstatistics.com/course/advances-in-spatial-analysis-of-multivariate- ecological-data-theory-and-practice-mvsp03/ 2. May 14th - 18th 2018 INTRODUCTION TO MIXED (HIERARCHICAL) MODELS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IMBR01) Canada (QUEBEC), Prof. Subhash Lele www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-mixed-hierarchical-models-for- biologists-using-r-imbr01/ 3. May 21st - 25th 2018 INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (IPYB05) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones http://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-python-for-biologists- ipyb05/ 4. May 21st - 25th 2018 INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENISNG AND GIS FOR ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (IRMS01) Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. Duccio Rocchini, Dr. Luca Delucchi www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-remote-sensing-and-gis-for- ecological-applications-irms01/ 5. May 28th – 31st 2018 STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS USING SIAR, SIBER AND MIXSIAR (SIMM04) Canada (QUEBEC) Dr. Andrew Parnell, Dr. Andrew Jackson www.prstatistics.com/course/stable-isotope-mixing-models-using-r-simm04/ 6. May 28th – June 1st 2018 ADVANCED PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (APYB02) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones www.prinformatics.com/course/advanced-python-biologists-apyb02/ 7. June 12th - 15th 2018 SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELLING (DBMR01) Myuna Bay sport and recreation, Australia, Prof. Jane Elith, Dr. Gurutzeta Guillera www.prstatistics.com/course/species-distribution-models-using-r-sdmr01/ 8. June 25th – 29th 2018 SPECIES DISTRIBUTION/OCCUPANCY MODELLING USING R (OCCU01) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Darryl McKenzie (PROTEUS) www.prstatistics.com/course/species-distributionoccupancy-modelling-using-r- occu01/ 9. July 2nd - 5th 2018 SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR BEHAVIOURAL SCIENTISTS USING R (SNAR01) Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. James Curley http://www.psstatistics.com/course/social-network-analysis-for-behavioral- scientists-snar01/ 10. July 8th – 12th 2018 MODEL BASE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ABUNDANCE DATA USING R (MBMV02) Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. David Warton www.prstatistics.com/course/model-base-multivariate-analysis-of-abundance- data-using-r-mbmv02/ 11. July 23rd – 27th 2018 EUKARYOTIC METABARCODING (EUKB01) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Owen Wangensteen http://www.prinformatics.com/course/eukaryotic-metabarcoding-eukb01/ 12. October 1st – 5th Introduction to Linux workflows for biologists (IBUL03) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones https://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-linux-workflows-for- biologists-ibul03/ 13. October 8th – 12th 2018 INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R (ISAE01) Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. Subhash Lele https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-spatial-analysis-of- ecological-data-using-r-isae01/ 14. October 8th – 12th 2018 INDIVIDUAL BASED MODELS USING NETLOGO AND R Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Andrew Jackson Link to follow 15. October 15th – 19th 2018 APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (ABME Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Matt Denwood, Emma Howard http://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-ecologists- epidemiologists-abme04/ 16. October 15th – 19th 2018 ANALYSING TIME TO EVENT DATA (SURVIVAL ANALYSIS) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Wil Hoppitt Link to follow 17. October 29th – November 2nd 2018 INTRODCUTION TO R AND STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IRFB02) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Olivier Gauthier Link to follow – see previous https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for- biologists-irfb/ 18. October 29th – November 2nd 2018 PRECISION MEDICINE BIOINFORMATICS: FROM RAW GENOME AND TRANSCRIPTOME DATA TO CLINICAL INTERPRETATION (PMBI01) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Malachi Griffith, Dr. Obi Griffith www.prinformatics.com/course/precision-medicine-bioinformatics-from-raw- genome-and-transcriptome-data-to-clinical-interpretation-pmbi01/ 19. November 5th – 8th 2018 PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE METHODS FOR STUDYING DIVERSIFICATION AND PHENOTYPIC EVOLUTION (PCME01) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou https://www.prstatistics.com/course/phylogenetic-comparative-methods-for- studying-diversification-and-phenotypic-evolution-pcme01/ 20. November 19th – 23rd 2018 STRUCTUAL EQUATION MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS (SEMR02) Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Jonathan Lefcheck Link to follow – see previous https://www.prstatistics.com/course/structural-equation-modelling-for- ecologists-and-evolutionary-biologists-semr01/ 21. November 26th – 30th 2018 FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY FROM ORGANISM TO ECOSYSTEM: THEORY AND COMPUTATION (FEER Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Francesco de Bello, Dr. Lars Götzenberger, Dr. Carlos Carmona http://www.prstatistics.com/course/functional-ecology-from-organism-to- ecosystem-theory-and-computation-feer01/ 22. February 2018 TBC MOVEMENT ECOLOGY (MOVE02) Venue TBC, Dr. Luca Borger, Prof. Ronny Wilson, Dr Jonathan Potts Link to follow – see previous www.prstatistics.com/course/movement-ecology-move01/ 23. February 2018 TBC AQUATIC ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY DATA ANALYSIS AND SURVEY DESIGN Glasgow, Scotland, VEMCO staff and affiliates Link to follow -- Oliver Hooker PhD. PR statistics 2018 publications - Phenotypic and resource use partitioning amongst sympatric lacustrine brown trout, Salmo trutta. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 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