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BIOL2022 L24 Rarefaction and Diversity

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Module 3, Lecture 6 Headings: • Rarefaction • Bayesian approaches • Frequentists vs Bayesians
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Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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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)
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  • Without
  • With

Question 5

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

Question 6

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What does this table describe?
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L24 Image 1 (binary/octet-stream)
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  • A Classical approach
  • A Bayesian approach

Question 7

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What does this table describe?
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L24 Image 2 (binary/octet-stream)
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  • A Classical approach
  • A Bayesian approach
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