Course OverviewThis course is aimed to introduce participants on the basic concepts of statistical analysis, through examples belonging to the fields of palaeontology and archaeology. There will be lectures combined with exercises.
More than understanding the mathematical basis of each statistical analysis, this course is intended to provide each participant with the tools to develop and statistically test different hypothesis.
We will be using free user-friendly software (PAST).
All participants must have a personal computer (Windows, Macintosh), with webcam if possible, and a good internet connection.
8th-12th of March, 2021
Online live sessions from Monday 8th to Friday 12th from 10:00 to 14:00 (GMT+1, Madrid time zone), plus 4 hours of assignments to be done between the live sessions.
24 hours online.
This course is equivalent to 1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) at the Life Science Zurich Graduate School.
The recognition of ECTS by other institutions depends on each university or school.
English
Places are limited to 16 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order.
Participants who have completed the course will receive a certificate at the end of it.
Daily Program
Monday
Introduction to the theory behind statistics. Data and type of variables. Descriptive and inferential statistics. Parametric and non-parametric statistics. Confidence intervals, percentiles and box-plots. Distributions. Probability. P-value. Type I and II errors. Introduction to the software.
Tuesday
Analyses with quantitative variables. Normality test, Mean comparison, T-test, ANOVA. Non parametric tests: Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis.
Wednesday
Analyses with qualitative variables. Frequency comparison, chi-square test, Fisher test and correspondence analysis. Discriminant Analysis.
Thursday
Association between variables: correlation and linear regression.
Friday
Introduction to multivariate statistics: Principal Component Analysis, Principal Coordinates Analysis.
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Discounts are not cumulative and apply only on the Course Fee. We offer the possibility of paying in two instalments (contact courses@transmittingscience.com).
5 % Discount
Former participants will have a 5 % discount on the Course Fee.
20 % Discount
20 % discount on the Course Fee is offered for members of some organizations (Ambassador Institutions). If you want to apply to this discount please indicate it in the Registration form (proof will be asked later).
40 % Discount
Unemployed scientists living in the country were the course will be held, as well as PhD students based in that country without any grant or scholarship to develop their PhD, could benefit from a 40 % discount on the Course Fee. If you want to ask for this discount, please contact the course coordinator. That would apply for a maximum of 2 places and they will be covered by strict inscription order.
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Transmitting Science started in 2012 to manage specialized courses and workshops we were already organizing within our own partnerships. Up to date, we have already run more than 120 advanced courses in different topics related to Life Sciences.
All the courses are self-financed with participant’s fees and we strive to keep the fees to the minimum necessary for running them.
Our courses cover a wide range of research methods and are aimed at postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and established academics from all over the world.
