Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bayesian inference in ecology/biology

2018-09-10 Thread David Schneider
. Good luck, David S On 2018-09-10 21:07, David Schneider wrote: Hello Jorge, If you would like to look at an accessible text try: Bayesian Methods for Ecology Paperback – May 10 2007 by Michael A. McCarthy The Wikipedia entry has a number of errors, so not to be trusted. Speaking of being

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bayesian inference in ecology/biology

2018-09-10 Thread David Schneider
Hello Jorge, If you would like to look at an accessible text try: Bayesian Methods for Ecology Paperback – May 10 2007 by Michael A. McCarthy The Wikipedia entry has a number of errors, so not to be trusted. Speaking of being careful, there are no verifiable pictures of Thomas Bayes. The

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doctoral positions available at KAUST

2017-08-08 Thread David Schneider
On 2017-08-08 12:19, Joanne I. Ellis wrote: This is a quick request to please pass on the ads below, particularly if you know of someone looking for a Postdoc or PhD opportunity in marine sciences. Thank you all so much. Joanne Ellis We have two postdoctoral fellowships available within the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Editor bias in peer review

2017-05-20 Thread David Schneider
, even if not where I think it deserves to be published. That's my view. Suum cuique. Yours in the pursuit of evidence based results, David Schneider On 2017-05-19 13:41, Edwin Cruz-Rivera wrote: Dear all, I apologize for the cross listing. We are trying to cover as broad a canvas as possible

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about authorship

2017-02-24 Thread David Schneider
if the prof with whom you worked knows about these guidelines. Does the student who contacted you know there are guidelines? Best of luck, David Schneider On 2017-02-23 17:04, Gabriel Chavez wrote: Hello ECOLOGers, My name is Gabriel and I had a question to pose concerning use of authorship

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

2016-10-18 Thread David Schneider
Hi Howie Neufeld, I'm going to suggest that rather than requiring a particular course, such as calculus, that you identify a set of courses that address quantitative reasoning based on the logic of mathematics as it applies to measured quantities. This set might include calculus courses that

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Query on authorship -taking responsibility

2016-08-22 Thread David Schneider
Hello all, The ESA criteria are essentially the same as the 'Vancouover protocol' by the International Council of Medical Journal Editors. See http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html In the case at hand, if a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] fixed vs. random effects in field research

2016-05-17 Thread David Schneider
) or with inference from a prior to a posterior probability, if that is what you want to do. ~ David Schneider Quoting "Street, Garrett" <gms...@msstate.edu>: > There is also an excellent section on what constitutes a random or fixed > effect in Tom Hobbs and Mevin Hoo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The speed of peer-review

2016-04-27 Thread David Schneider
Neil, Thanks for posting two recent publications on speed of review. My experience with the review process as an author goes back to 1978 (Nature 271). My experience as reviewer began 1988. For a decade I was responsible for the review process at a leading journal in marine science. The PLOS

Re: [ECOLOG-L] humorous papers

2015-06-08 Thread David Schneider
For a humorous application of inverse probability (which somehow came to be called Bayesian statistics) see Stigler, S.M. 1983. Who discovered Bayes's Theorem? The American Statistician 37:290-296 David Schneider Quoting Gary Grossman gross...@uga.edu: I'm looking for funny articles

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Leaving science?

2014-07-28 Thread David Schneider
Hey Allison, Most of the grad students with me have been MSc students, I encourage them to cast the net wide to find a rewarding professional career. Often that means a series of hires, each with some new set of skills to learn. And I encourage them to think about any institution, whether it

Re: [ECOLOG-L] questionable publications

2014-06-10 Thread David Schneider
of the diversity or errors that reviewers spot, and prevalence of errors in the refereed literature. With kind regards, David Schneider Quoting Lui Marinelli lmarine...@selkirk.ca: Hope this isn't out of orderyears ago, a teacher had us review some bad, peer reviewed, published articles, to show us

Re: [ECOLOG-L] puffin problems, decadal scale evidence

2014-05-29 Thread David Schneider
Dear David, Thanks for posting article with long list of anomalous ecosystem change in the Gulf of Maine. The puffin in Maine is indeed a canary, it is an introduced (and vigorously fostered) species in Maine. Its normal range is Iceland (millions!) with a north American outpost in Canada

Re: [ECOLOG-L] fact checking at journals

2014-05-03 Thread David Schneider
Dear ecologers, The question posed in the quote on fact-checking from David Duffy is: Who should undertake the cost of fact checking? The quote gives 3 answers: warranty by the author, make the data available, in-house by the publisher. In my experience, as reviewer and in an editorial

Re: [ECOLOG-L] fact checking at journals

2014-05-03 Thread David Schneider
Dear ecologers, The question posed in the quote on fact-checking from David Duffy is: Who should undertake the cost of fact checking? The quote gives 3 answers: warrant by the author, make the data available, in-house by the publisher. In my experience, as reviewer and in an editorial

[ECOLOG-L] fact checking at journals

2014-05-03 Thread David Schneider
we are completely unqualified to peer review, and editors allow this to happen, and readers allow papers to go without question, things will not work right. As long as we question everything, it will. On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 3:33 PM, David Schneider david.schnei...@mun.ca wrote: Dear

Re: [ECOLOG-L] G-test with zero values

2014-02-12 Thread David Schneider
Hello Jason, The 21st century approach to percent and count data is to write the model, not search for the 'right test.' In my experience it is possible for 4th year undergrads and 1st year grad students, with little stats experience, to learn this approach. Statistical analysis based on

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Questions about Data Types

2013-10-31 Thread David Schneider
. There are many other GzLM texts. Hope that helps, David Schneider Quoting Klawinski, Paul klawins...@william.jewell.edu: Hi all, I am trying to educate my colleagues about some things and would like to ask you some questions as you are members of a talented and learned society. I am aware

[ECOLOG-L] A response to E.O. Wilson's opinion about math

2013-05-16 Thread David Schneider
Pioneers in science only rarely make discoveries by extracting ideas from pure mathematics. Most of the stereotypical photographs of scientists studying rows of equations on a blackboard are instructors explaining discoveries already made. Real progress comes in the field writing notes, at the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Audacity of Graduate School

2012-10-17 Thread David Schneider
Hello Ecolog, Here are my thoughts, written 11 PM from Boulder, CO. Grad school is indeed audacious, and not a default choice. As someone who spent 3 years on the 'dark side' (academic admin) I know that there are *huge* differences among labs. Some labs are very happy and students move to

[ECOLOG-L] Climate change - EOS Forum

2012-07-04 Thread David Schneider
Paul Cherubini El dorado You might be surprised. David Schneider http://www.mun.ca/osc/dschneider/bio.php On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Paul Cherubini mona...@saber.net wrote: On Jul 2, 2012, at 1:45 PM, Corbin, Jeffrey D. wrote: 1) but I made the specific point at our counter-presentation

[ECOLOG-L] Families in Science - Balancing your personal and professional life

2012-04-29 Thread David Schneider
Here is an article that might be relevant to the discussion. http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2012/2/when-scientists-choose-motherhood David Schneider - Forwarded message from Robert Hamilton roberthamil...@alc.edu - Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:20:53 -0400 From

[ECOLOG-L] funding and citation metrics

2012-01-22 Thread David Schneider
.' (criterion tends to be well written proposal with regard to science and cash contribution by industry). Your program officer at NSF can relate what they know about the degree to which citation rate determines grant outcome. David Schneider Memorial University, St. John's NL Canada

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformation of percent cover data for power analysis

2011-11-30 Thread David Schneider
Hello all, For advice on the use of the arcsin transform, I recommend the following paper: http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/10-0340.1 The title itself is worth poking the link. David Schneider Quoting Jordan Marshall marsh...@ipfw.edu: Brian I use arcsin(square root(proportion

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Non-parametric statistics

2011-07-15 Thread David Schneider
Hello all, Excellent advice from Nicole Michel. There is a learning curve for GzLM, but it is well worth the effort. David Schneider http://www.mun.ca/biology/dschneider/b7932/ Quoting Michel, Nicole L nmic...@tulane.edu: Hi Alan et al., Generalized Linear Mixed Models (not to be confused

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

2011-03-04 Thread David Schneider
chance (at some stated level of uncertainty) as an explanation for some observed result. David Schneider c/o Biology, Memorial University, St. John's NL http://www.elsevierdirect.com/ISBN/9780126278651/Quantitative-Ecology Quoting Manuel Spínola mspinol...@gmail.com: Dear list members