Clustering and classification methods for biologists: a web resource

Description

Clustering and classification techniques are important across the whole of biology, from bioinformatics to ecology. Despite their importance there are few dedicated teaching materials in this area. This project uses electronic media to provide a student-friendly, generic framework that will, in addition to helping in the selection and interpretation of analyses, enable users to recognise the assumptions and constraints implicit in all such techniques.

Alan's project produced a student-friendly (Masters-level) resource that will aid users in the selection and interpretation of statistical analyses, as well as enabling them to recognise the assumptions and constraints implicit in each technique.

He would welcome comments on the resource; please send any feedback directly to Alan at A.Fielding@mmu.ac.uk

Outcomes and downloads

• Access this resource at http://www.alanfielding.co.uk/multivar/intro.htm

Links

See also:

• Information about other work on Student Numeracy in the biosciences
• A project to develop a web-base resource to support the teaching and learning of numerical techniques in the biosciences led by Dawn Hawkins, Anglia Ruskin University
• Behavioural and Environmental Biology resources compiled by Les May and Alan Fielding of Manchester Metropolitan University (http://www.mmu.myzen.co.uk/)

Also by Alan Fielding: Distant access to an ecological field experiment

Or read about the Centre's other work on e-learning