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NRS 402, Wildlife Biometrics

T.P. Husband - NRS 402, Wildlife Biometrics. 2. 1/27/10. Rules of Ecological Data Collecting. Rule 1: Not everything that can be measured should be.Collect useful data. Statistical Cart before the Ecological Horse!Statistical analysis alone will not give you insights into what data you should be c

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NRS 402, Wildlife Biometrics

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    1. T.P. Husband - NRS 402, Wildlife Biometrics 1 Jan. 27, 2010 NRS 402, Wildlife Biometrics “Everything I ever wanted to know about measuring populations and biodiversity”

    2. T.P. Husband - NRS 402, Wildlife Biometrics 2 1/27/10 Rules of Ecological Data Collecting Rule 1: Not everything that can be measured should be. Collect useful data. Statistical Cart before the Ecological Horse! Statistical analysis alone will not give you insights into what data you should be collecting. How do you know what is useful? Basic vs. Applied Research.

    3. T.P. Husband - NRS 402, Wildlife Biometrics 3 1/27/10 Rules of Ecological Data Collecting Rule 2: Find a problem and state your objectives clearly. Objective is usually to answer a question or test a hypothesis. Knowing statistics will not help you find an important question. Solution to a problem should have important ramifications to ecological theory or the management and conservation of our resources.

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