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Blend of statistics and biology
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Methods for spatially adaptive smoothing in one and two dimensions in a GAM framework
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Modelling species distributions in topographically complex regions
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Spatially explicit power analysis
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Multiple Namibian projects: tracking projects, home range analysis, annual wildlife surveys
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Environmental impact and baseline analysis of offshore windfarms (UK, USA, Denmark)
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Project Management
Using RCran
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MRSea
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GAMs
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Functions to fit spatially adaptive smoothing splines using the exponential family of distributions and the Tweedie.
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MRSeaPower
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spatially explicit power analysis.
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Functions to simulate new data with the same characteristics of the original (from a fitted model) and estimate the power to detect change.
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University of St Andrews
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Statistics upskilling programme (for PGR and Staff)
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University statistics courses including introductory statistics, GLMs, GAMs and software
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Field Methods for Conservation and Eco-Tourism
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Workshops on software packages MRSea and MRSeaPower
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Bespoke workshops for decision makers (environmental impact assessment)
University Statistician
Assistance for university planning
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Analysis of university staff and student surveys
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Module grade assessment
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Review panel assessment