Quantitative Methods in Paleontology

The students will obtain theoretical knowledge and practical training in key approaches to analysis of paleontological data, including univariate and multivariate analysis of population structure, morphometry and image analysis, analysis of spatial and oriented data, quantitative biostratigraphy and phylogenetic analysis.

1) Ability to apply quantitative approaches to paleontological research and identify methods appropriate to different types of data
2) Practical knowledge of independently acquiring and analysing paleontological data and ability to critically evaluate the results of such analyses

basics in programming language R

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