Introduction to R as a Statistical Environment
  • Introduction to the Course
  • Introduction to R Scripting and RStudio
  • Basic Quantitative Operations in R (part 1)
  • Basic Quantitative Operations in R (part 2)
  • More R Scripting and Plotting (part 1)
  • More R Scripting and Plotting (part 2)
  • Functions in R (part 1)
  • Functions in R (part 2)
  • Vectors and Matrices
  • Dataframes and Histograms
  • Exercises: Getting Started with R as a Statistical Environment
Basic Linear Mixed-Effects Concepts
  • Solution to Getting Started with R as a Statistical Environment Exercise
  • Some LME Background from MVA Package (scripts, part 1)
  • Some LME Background (scripts, part 2)
  • Some LME Background (scripts, part 3)
  • Some LME Background (scripts, part 4)
  • Temporal Pseudoreplication Fertilizer Exercise
  • Solution to Temporal Pseudoreplication Fertilizer Exercise
  • Basic LME Concepts (slides, part 1)
  • Basic LME Concepts (slides, part 2)
  • Basic LME Concepts (slides, part 3)
  • Mixed-Effects Fertilized Plants Example using nlme Package (part 1)
  • Finish Fertilized Plants Example and Begin Zuur Material
  • Two-Stage Beaches Example (part 1)
  • Two-Stage Beaches Example (part 2)
  • Random Intercepts Model Example
  • Random Intercepts and Slopes Model Example
Timber and Plasma Data Examples
  • Split-Plot Exercise Solution (part 1)
  • Split-Plot Exercise Solution (part 2)
  • Split-Plot Exercise Solution (part 3)
  • Timber Data Random Intercept and Slope (part 1)
  • Timber Data Random Intercept and Slope (part 2)
  • Timber Data Random Intercept and Slope (part 3)
  • Plasma Data Example (part 1)
  • Plasma Data Example (part 2)
  • Vatiance Components Analysis Exercise
Selecting LME Model Structures
  • Variance Components Analysis Exercise Solution (part 1)
  • Variance Components Analysis Exercise Solution (part 2)
  • Variance Components Analysis Exercise Solution (part 3)
  • LME Model Structure Selection (part 1)
  • LME Model Structure Selection (part 2)
  • LME Model Structure Selection (part 3)
  • LME Model Structure Selection (part 4)
  • LME Model Structure Selection (part 5)
  • Regression versus Fixed Effects Bias Exercise
Compare LM and LME Parameters
  • Regression versus Fixed Effects Exercise Solution (part 1)
  • Regression versus Fixed Effects Exercise Solution (part 2)
  • Regression versus Fixed Effects Exercise Solution (part 3)
  • Regression versus Fixed Effects Exercise Solution (part 4)
  • Nestling Barn Owls (part 1)
  • Nestling Barn Owls (part 2)
  • Nestling Barn Owls: Find Optimal Structure (part 1)
  • Nestling Barn Owls: Find Optimal Structure (part 2)
  • Nestling Barn Owls: Find Optimal Structure (part 3)
  • Exercise: Beat the Blues I
10-Step Protocol for Optimal Structure
  • Beat the Blues I Exercise Solution (part 1)
  • Beat the Blues I Exercise Solution (part 2)
  • Beat the Blues I Exercise Solution (part 3)
  • 10-Step Protocol for Optimal Structure (part 1)
  • 10-Step Protocol for Optimal Structure (part 2)
  • 10-Step Protocol for Optimal Structure (part 3)
  • 10-Step Protocol for Optimal Structure (part 4)
  • The Problem of Dropouts in Longitudinal Studies (part 1)
  • The Problem of Dropouts in Longitudinal Studies (part 2)
  • Beat the Blues II Exercises
Violation of Independence Errors
  • Beat the Blues II Exercise Solutions
  • Time-Based Violation of Independence Assumption (part 1)
  • Time-Based Residual Patterns (part 1)
  • Time-Based Residual Patterns (part 2)
  • Independence and Compound Symmetry
  • AR-1 and ARMA Residual Dependence (part 1)
  • AR-1 and ARMA Residual Dependence (part 2)
  • Introduction to Spatial Dependence
  • Prepare Data and Run Bubble Plot
  • Candidate Spatial Correlative Structures
  • Irish Rivers Acid Sensitivity
  • Using Spatial Correlational Structures