Required probability and R preparation

It is critical that campers arrive at the course prepared with a basic background in probability. Why? Because this lets us spend our time at Camp on Bayesian statistics and its application to the scientific context. Please go through the following Probability material prior to camp. Also important is that you have some familiarity with the statistical language R. See this page for more info on software installation. If you have questions about the material, please post to the Piazza discussion board.

Other Required Readings

Clark et al 2007 Ecological Apps. Tree growth inference and prediction from diameter censuses and ring widths Dietze et al. 2013 Improving communication between models & data Prentice 1988 Theory of pollen analysis Smith, D. and Lewis, D. (2006), Dendrochronology. Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science. Elsevier.