Modelling tips II

A few tips for modelling and analysing ecological data. 

Episode II

Let's continue with the second part of my personal tips for analysing ecological data. Most of you would read through this post and think that it amounts to no more than a collection of motherhood statements and very basic recommendations. That might be true, but it strikes me how important and simple these tips are, yet I keep on finding works that would have benefited from using these ideas to improve the analyses presented.

Modelling tips I

A few tips for modelling and analysing ecological data. 

Episode I 

You do not need to be a professional statistician or mathematician to conduct reliable analyses for ecological systems. I would like share a couple of simple, yet very useful, tips for producing sensible statistical models.

Introduction

About myself and this blog                                                                                                                                     

This is my first post. It is a completely new adventure for me to start writing a blog. I believe that evidence-based conservation is critical to preserving and properly manage nature. Researchers must be able to provide the best available robust and reliable evidence existing to inform decision-makers. However, I think that there are instances where researchers may do better science by appropriately using and understanding statistical methods.