Week 3

Day 1

Today

• Lecture: Likelihood and Optimization

• Lecture Code: Likelihood.R

Assigned

• Readings for next class:
  • Dushoff et al. 2019
  • Fieberg, Chapter 1.10
• Background Reading (not required):
  • Fieberg, Ch. 1
  • Bolker Ch. 7
  • Zurr Ch. 2

Day 2 (lab)

Today

• Lecture: Regression

• Downloads: Files

• Install R packages:

# CRAN packages
  install.packages(c("marginaleffects","ggResidpanel"))

In Class Discussion Questions for Duscoff et al.2019

• What is biological significance and statistical significance?
• What is a p-value and what are the issues with null hypothesis testing?