MB5390 - Multivariate Methods in Marine Biology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Available to GDipResMeth, GCertResMeth, GDipSc, MAppSc and MSc students.
The subject will provide a conceptual explanation of multivariate techniques commonly used in the ecological and biological literature. It will address the nature of the questions that can be answered with techniques and will stress how to present the results and interpret the information biologically.
Learning Outcomes
- a conceptual understanding of multivariate techniques commonly used by biologists;
- an understanding of where and when these techniques can be used to examine biological data; an objective that will be illustrated by use of the recent literature and current research programs;
- an understanding of why multivariate techniques are used by biologists and ecologists and the types of questions that can be answered with these techniques;
- the computational skills to make decisions about the analysis of multivariate datasets using complex and powerful computer packages;
- the skills to graphically present and interpret the analyses in a biological context for the biological and ecological literature.
| Prerequisites: | BS2001 and (MB2060 or MB5003) and MB5300 |
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| , , Study Period 10 | |
| Census Date 23-Dec-2005 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Dec-2005 to 16-Dec-2005 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Marcus Sheaves. |
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| Assessment: | (70%); (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.