Spring School on Quantitative Methods 2016
September Masterclass Participants
- Please refer to the Handbook that we have sent you regarding how to navigate these materials.
- Not all tutors are able to be at the masterclass, but confirmed are
- Robert Forkel (Databases and GutHub version control)
- Sean Roberts (statistical modelling)
- Chiara Barbieri (genetics)
- Simon Greenhill (phylogenetic inference)
- Remco Bouckaert (phylogenetic inference)
- Fiona Jordan (phylogenetic comparative methods)
Preparation
- Create an account on github.com
- Install git or GitHub Desktop and
- (optional) if you know how, clone this repository to your own computer. Highly recommended rather than downloading separate files, this will give you a mirror of this repository (qmss-2016) on your own machine. Some simple instructions are here.
Tutorials
You will need to download the zipfile if you have not cloned the repository.
- IntroToR or zipfile
- IntroToStats or zipfile
Tutor Presentations and Materials
Most presentations are in the folder talkSlides. Tutors have a "readme.md" file in their respective tutorial directories that give you further information about their materials and contact details.
Robert Forkel
- Quantitative Methods and Software Development
- Version Control with git
- Other materials available in the folders "relational_databases", "textual_data", and "example_paper"
- Tutorials:
Sean Roberts & Damian Blasi
- Sean's IntroToR tutorial
- Damian's IntroToStats tutorial
- Sean's presentation on Quantitative Analyses
- Damian's presentation on Statistical Evidence
Chiara Barbieri
- Chiara's tutorial materials on genetics, including a glossary, in the folder genetics_chiara
- Chiara's presentation
Simon Greenhill
- Simon's tutorial materials on phylogenetic inference using BEAST are in the folder beast
- Simon's presentation
- A set of materials on NeighborNet
Fiona Jordan
- Fiona's tutorial materials on phylogenetic comparative methods are in the folder PCM_discrete
- Fiona's [presentation](talkSlides/QMSS16 Phylogenetic Comparative Methods Discrete.pdf)
Annemarie Verkerk
- Annemarie's tutorial materials on PCMs with continuous data are in the folder continuous_character_evolution
- Annemarie's presentation