TUESDAY, March 13
9:30-11:00 (Session A - AC)
Multivariate Methods in Ecology – I
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Principal Component Analysis (prcomp, predict, eig, dudi.pca)
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Factor analysis (loadings, factor rotation, Communality)
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(ellipse, FactoMineR, MASS, factanal)
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Interpretation of results
Day 7
11:30-13:00 (Session B)
Tutorial Session (In groups)
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Principal Component Analysis
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Factor Analysis
14:30-16:00 (Session C - AC)
Multivariate Methods in Ecology – II
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Multidimensional Scaling
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Cluster Analysis
Cluster Analysis (Depending on time)
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Hierarchical Clustering based on links (hclust)
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Cluster Dendogram
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Interpreting and comparing cluster analysis results
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Optimal number of clusters (silhouette(), cluster)
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Heatmap and community table
16:30-17:15
Summary of the workshop
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Session-wise discussion
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Topics that could not be covered!
9:00-9:30 (Session 0)
Doubt session: Doubts from day-6 will be discussed
17:15-18:00
Valedictory session
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Feedback from the participants (Oral and feedback form collection)
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Certificate distribution
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Message from the coordinator
