Join our upcoming online seminar designed for PhD students and professional researchers looking to strengthen their skills in ecological and environmental data analysis. Led by Dr. Oliver Miler from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission in Washington State, USA, this workshop introduces participants to multivariate analysis of biotic communities using R, with a focus on understanding complex ecological datasets and their relationships with environmental variables. Topics include core multivariate concepts, applications in ecological research, data preprocessing and management, visualization strategies, and practical sessions using real-world datasets. Delivered via Zoom, the seminar includes access to recordings, slides, code, outputs, and data for 30 days after the course, along with a monitored Q&A forum where participants can continue asking questions. Participants will receive an official Instats certificate of completion, with ECTS Equivalent points available where applicable. #Oceanography #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalSciences #FisheriesBiology #Limnology #MarineBiology #PlantEcology #Biostatistics #Statistics #DataScience #Biology #R #RStudio #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

Join Ken Gerow for an online seminar designed for PhD students and professional researchers who want to strengthen their understanding of randomization tests, bootstrap confidence intervals, and the two-sample t as complementary tools for statistical inference. Using examples relevant to biological, ecological, clinical, and other empirical research, the seminar clarifies how resampling and permutation-based methods differ in their assumptions, how estimation and hypothesis testing require different inferential thinking, and how classical t-based comparisons can be interpreted more critically in the presence of unequal variances, modest sample sizes, or uncertain distributional assumptions. Rather than treating statistical procedures as software defaults, this seminar emphasizes principled methodological choice, helping participants align their analytical strategy with their data structure, scientific question, and publication goals. Participants will gain practical insight into bootstrap confidence intervals, permutation logic, Satterthwaite-style approximations, variance assumptions, and defensible reporting for theses, articles, grants, and collaborative research. The seminar is available via Zoom, with recordings, materials, and a monitored Q&A forum available for 30 days, plus an official Instats certificate of completion. #Biology #Biostatistics #Botany #ClinicalorLaboratoryScience #Ecology #EnvironmentalSciences #FisheriesBiology #LifeSciences #Microbiology #NaturalSciences #Simulation #Statistics #Zoology #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

Join our upcoming online seminar designed for PhD students and professional researchers interested in ecological and environmental data analysis: Multivariate Analysis of Biotic Communities Using R, led by Dr Oliver Miler from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission in Washington State, U.S.A. This workshop introduces foundational multivariate concepts and their applications in ecological research, with practical guidance on using R to analyze, preprocess, manage, and visualize complex biotic community datasets. Participants will work with real-world ecological data and gain hands-on experience connecting multivariate theory with applied research practice. The seminar is delivered via Zoom, with recordings, slides, code, outputs, and datasets available online for 30 days after the live sessions, along with access to a Q&A forum monitored by Dr Miler. An official Instats certificate of completion is provided, with ECTS Equivalent points available where applicable. #Oceanography #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalSciences #FisheriesBiology #Limnology #MarineBiology #PlantEcology #Biostatistics #Statistics #DataScience #Biology #R #RStudio #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

Join Ken Gerow for an online Instats seminar designed for PhD students and professional researchers who want to strengthen their understanding of statistical inference beyond routine software defaults. This seminar explores randomization tests, bootstrap confidence intervals, and the two-sample t as complementary tools for empirical research, with a focus on how their assumptions, goals, and interpretations differ in practice. Using the familiar two-sample comparison as a guiding example, participants will examine estimation versus hypothesis testing, equal versus unequal variance assumptions, Satterthwaite-style approximations, permutation-based inference, and the appropriate use of resampling methods in biological, ecological, clinical, and other scientific data contexts. Rather than presenting methods as interchangeable techniques, the seminar emphasizes principled methodological judgment: how to align analytical choices with the structure of the data, the research question, and the claims being made in a thesis, manuscript, grant, or collaborative project. Participants will leave better prepared to justify their statistical decisions, interpret uncertainty estimates, avoid common shortcuts such as indiscriminate variance pretesting, and produce more credible, publication-ready empirical research. The seminar is delivered online via Zoom, with recordings, materials, and a monitored Q&A forum available for 30 days, plus an official Instats certificate of completion. #Biology #Biostatistics #Botany #ClinicalorLaboratoryScience #Ecology #EnvironmentalSciences #FisheriesBiology #LifeSciences #Microbiology #NaturalSciences #Simulation #Statistics #Zoology #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

Join Dr. Oliver Miler (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission) for an online workshop introducing multivariate analysis of biotic communities using R—designed for PhD students and professional researchers. Through lectures and hands-on sessions with real datasets you’ll learn multivariate concepts, ecological applications, data preprocessing and management strategies for large datasets, R workflows, and visualization techniques, leaving with practical skills and resources to analyze and present complex ecological data. Live sessions are delivered via Zoom and all recordings, code, slides and data are available for 30 days after the seminar (on-demand access is available after purchase); a 30-day post-course Q&A forum will be monitored by Dr. Miler. Participants receive an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS equivalent shown for eligible European students). This seminar is part of a multivariate analysis series—register now to secure your spot and advance your analytical toolkit. #Oceanography #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalSciences #FisheriesBiology #Limnology #MarineBiology #PlantEcology #Biostatistics #Statistics #DataScience #Biology #R #RStudio #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

PhD students and researchers — sharpen your skills in multivariate analysis of biotic communities with a practical online workshop led by Dr. Oliver Miler (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission). This hands-on course covers multivariate concepts and ecological applications, step-by-step use of R for multivariate analyses, data preprocessing and management for large ecological datasets, visualization techniques, and practical sessions with real-world data. Delivered live via Zoom (recordings, code, data and slides available for 30 days) and supported by a 30-day Q&A forum monitored by Dr. Miler, the workshop also offers on-demand access and an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS equivalent shown for eligible European students). Part of a multivariate analysis seminar series — spaces are limited, register or learn more today. #Oceanography #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalSciences #FisheriesBiology #Limnology #MarineBiology #PlantEcology #Biostatistics #Statistics #DataScience #Biology #R #RStudio #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

Join Dr. Oliver Miler (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, WA, USA) for an advanced online workshop on multivariate analysis of biotic communities using R, designed for PhD students and professional researchers: you’ll gain a practical introduction to multivariate concepts and applications in ecology, R-based analysis and visualization, data preprocessing for large ecological datasets, and hands-on sessions with real-world data. All seminars are livestreamed via Zoom, include an online Q&A forum monitored by Dr. Miler for 30 days, and provide access to recordings, slides, code, and data for 30 days after the event (on-demand access is available any time after purchase). Participants receive an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS-equivalent points for European students where indicated). #Oceanography #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalSciences #FisheriesBiology #Limnology #MarineBiology #PlantEcology #Biostatistics #Statistics #R #RStudio #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

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