BIOL2022 L24 Rarefaction and Diversity

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Module 3, Lecture 6 Headings: • Rarefaction • Bayesian approaches • Frequentists vs Bayesians
Michael Jardine
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Questão 1

Questão
The process of comparing different sized subsamples to determine whether enough information has been collected is called:
Responda
  • Rarefaction
  • SIMPER
  • Parsimony
  • ‘Strength of Evidence’

Questão 2

Questão
True or false: Rarefaction standardises unequal sample sizes by effectively bringing the largest down to the smallest.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 3

Questão
True or false: Rarefaction standardises unequal sample sizes by effectively bringing the smallest up to the largest.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 4

Questão
Differentiating between accumulation and rarefaction curves (individual and sample-based): - Accumulation: total # of spp during process of data collection - Rarefaction: repeatedly subsampling [blank_start]________[blank_end] replacement from the data (progressive data reduction)
Responda
  • Without
  • With

Questão 5

Questão
Chao estimators are [blank_start]____________[blank_end] estimators for species richness.
Responda
  • Parametric
  • Non-parametric
  • Metric
  • Non-metric

Questão 6

Questão
What does this table describe?
Responda
  • A Classical approach
  • A Bayesian approach

Questão 7

Questão
What does this table describe?
Responda
  • A Classical approach
  • A Bayesian approach

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