[WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2013-09-27 Thread Declan McCabe
Hi all, I have not kept up with this message board recently but there have been some positive developments. We now have: *70 coyotes from 22 locations (a few more waiting to be photographed) *24 domestic dogs (more waiting also) *1 wolf (4 more waiting) So now it is possible to compare naturally

[WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-20 Thread Declan
Thanks Alison, Currently there are 15 skulls. I have not entered anything in the way of metadata, but the collection state can be read from the tags in the photos. I'd welcome any measurements, comments, suggestions. Thanks also for the edits; I appreciate any help I get. Cheers, Declan --

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-16 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Declan wrote: > Dear Ramakrishnan, > > Thank you for your kind offer. > > My hope is that interested professors like yourself would develop some > materials on Wikieducator to walk students through the basics of > statistical analysis. If I can get permission (a

[WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-16 Thread Declan
Dear Ramakrishnan, Thank you for your kind offer. My hope is that interested professors like yourself would develop some materials on Wikieducator to walk students through the basics of statistical analysis. Eventually there will be enough material on the site so that you could choose a set from

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-12 Thread Dr. K.S.Ramakrishnan
13-05-12 Dear Declan, Myself K.S.Ramakrishnan, Assistant Professor, TNOU. I had gone through your postings, and for proving the hypothesis, you may use either 't' test or ANOVA or regression. In Regression, it is in the equation form with Beta coefficients. All are more or less same. If only

[WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-12 Thread Declan
Another idea that occurred to me was to use the measurements for statistical exercises: regression; T-tests; that sort of thing. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discu

[WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-12 Thread Declan
Hi all, thanks for the interest. yes, printing is an option; measuring with Open Office is an easier option. In either case one would need to measure the length of the skull; measure the length of the ruler in the photo and do some simple math to calibrate the measurement to ruler. Instructions

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-12 Thread Balqis Thaahaveettil
.org/User:JohnWShttp://johnsearth.blogspot.com > > > --- On Fri, 5/11/12, Declan wrote: > >> From: Declan >> Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me? >> To: "WikiEducator" >> Date: Friday, May 11, 2012, 9:49 PM >

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-12 Thread john stampe
ot.com --- On Fri, 5/11/12, Declan wrote: > From: Declan > Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me? > To: "WikiEducator" > Date: Friday, May 11, 2012, 9:49 PM > Thanks Don > > > we are hoping to get a few measurements to ground

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-12 Thread Balqis Thaahaveettil
Hi Declan, I'm trying to understand what you have asked for . I am a post graduate in Zoology too but I have zero experience in this field :).I can understand these anyway.I'd like to help you by following your request.But do you actually need us to take a print out copy of the picture and measure

[WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?

2012-05-11 Thread Declan
Thanks Don we are hoping to get a few measurements to ground truth the technique. Cheers Declan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.g