Course: Data Analysis

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Course title Data Analysis
Course code ZOO/ADE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Weidinger Karel, doc. Mgr. Dr.
  • Remeš Vladimír, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Practical application of modern methods of data collection, analysis and presentation. Observation vs experiment, correlation vs causality, exploratory vs confirmatory methods. Biological vs statistical significance, effect size vs significance. Design of experiments, replication vs pseudoreplication. General/generalized linear models, types of response and explanatory variables, fixed vs random effects. Significance testing vs model selection. Visualization and presentation of results.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
To learn basic principles of statistical data analysis.
Student should be able to: - analyze data using common statistical methods. - interpret results and draw conclusions. - present results in a scientific publication.
Prerequisites
Elementary computer skills.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Active participation in class. Completion of midterm tasks. Completion of final test - practical data analysis problem. Qualified discussion on selected topics.
Recommended literature
  • Manuály a dokumentace statistických programů..
  • Grafen A, Hails R. (2002). Modern statistics for the life sciences. Oxford.
  • Sokal R, Rohlf FJ. (1995). Biometry.. New York.
  • Statsoft Inc. Electronic Statistics Textbook..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Plant Biology (2021) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter