Hypothesis testing
Course description
This course focuses on statistical hypothesis testing and reproducibility in science. You will learn how develop and test hypotheses, perform basic statistical tests and apply this knowledge to reproduce (and potentially improve) published results. There will be a combination of lectures and group exercises.
The main part of the course will take place in two parts on 16 Feb 11:30-17:00 and 22 April 10:00-17:00 in person at Henke Str. Group presentations will take place on 09 May 14:00-16:00.
Each student is assigned to a working group and each group is assigned a published scientific paper.
Before the course
- Read the paper assigned to your working group
- Watch the following short videos from @zedstatistics by Justin Zeltzer.
Course evaluation
The goal is to reproduce the results of a published scientific article. Each group will present their findings on a date to be decided together. You can use this Google Slides Template and these guidelines to prepare your presentation.
Note this course is graded together with Laboratory Methods in Palaeontology.