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Welcome to the Sustainability Methods Wiki!

The aim of this Wiki is to present and explain fundamental methods, terms and tools relevant to (Sustainability) Science and discuss underlying questions. The Wiki is composed of several sub-wikis:

Courses

This section revolves around curated selections of Wiki entries (and more) as introductions to specific topics.

Methods

Methods are at the heart of scientific research. Learn about the most important methods in Sustainability Science - and beyond.

Skills & Tools

Every type of work can be facilitated through appropriate Skills & Tools. Dive in and learn something new!

Normativity of Methods

The choice of methods influences the knowledge we produce. Here you can learn more about this relation.

First time visitor?

Please watch this short introduction to the Wiki.

Have a look at the About page. Here, you will find more information on what the Wiki is all about. It also contains a FAQ section with answers to some general questions concerning the Wiki, and a contact mail in case you would like to provide feedback or ask further questions.

Now you can get started! Pick a section above and choose one or more entries to learn about.

If you do not know which methods to start with, have a look at the Method Recommendation Tool!

You can also generate a random entry on top of the page or read one of the 5 newest Wiki entries:

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+== Welcome to the ''Sustainability Methods Wiki!'' ==
+The aim of this Wiki is to present and explain fundamental methods, terms and tools relevant to (Sustainability) Science and discuss underlying questions. The Wiki is composed of several sub-wikis:
-=== Day 1 - Intro ===
+{{ContentGrid
-# Do models and statistics matter? Why does it pay to be literate in statistics and R?
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-# Getting concepts clear: Generalisation, Sample, and Bias
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+This section revolves around '''curated selections of Wiki entries (and more)''' as introductions to specific topics.
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-<strong>Day 2 - Data formats based on R</strong>
+{{InfoCard
-) Continuous vs. categorical, and subsets
+|heading = [[Methods]] | class = center |
-) Normal distribution
+|content =
-) Poisson, binomial, Pareto
+<nowiki></nowiki>
+Methods are at the heart of scientific research. '''Learn about the most important methods in Sustainability Science - and beyond.'''
+}}
-<strong>Day 3 - Simple tests</strong>
-) Parametric
-) Non-Parametric
-) Hypothesis testing
-<strong>Day 4 - Correlation and regression</strong>
+}}
-) What can be correlated?
-) Are all correlations causal?
-) Is the world linear? Transformation.
-<strong>Day 5 - Correlation and regression</strong>
+{{ContentGrid
-) P values vs. sample size
+|content =
-) Residuals
+<!--
-) Reading correlation plots
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+please don't remove those markers, thank you
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-<strong>Day 6 - Designing studies</strong>
+{{InfoCard
-) How do I compare more than two groups groups?
+|heading = [[Skills & Tools]] | class = center |
-) Designing experiments - degrees of freedom
+|content =
-) One way and two way
+<nowiki></nowiki>
+Every type of work can be facilitated through appropriate Skills & Tools. '''Dive in and learn something new!'''
+}}
-<strong>Day 7 - Designing studies</strong>
+{{InfoCard
-) Balanced vs. unbalanced - Welcome to the Jungle
+|heading = [[Normativity of Methods]] | class = center |
-) Block effects
+|content =
-) Interaction and reduction
+<nowiki></nowiki>
+The choice of methods influences the knowledge we produce. '''Here you can learn more about this relation.'''
+}}
-<strong>Day 8 - Types of experiments</strong>
+}}
-) Are all laboratory experiment really made in labs?
-) Are all field experiment really made in fields?
-) What are natural experiments?
-<strong>Day 9 - Statistics from the Faculty</strong>
+== First time visitor? ==
+'''Please watch this short introduction to the Wiki.'''
+{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjlJTjzLg6M
+|alignment=center
+}}
+<br/>
+* Have a look at the '''[[Sustainability_Methods:About|About]] page.''' Here, you will find more information on what the Wiki is all about. It also contains a FAQ section with answers to some general questions concerning the Wiki, and a contact mail in case you would like to provide feedback or ask further questions.
-<strong>Day 10 - Statistics down the road</strong>
+* Now you can get started! '''Pick a section above''' and choose one or more entries to learn about. <br/>
-) Multivariate Statistics
-) AIC
-<strong>Day 11 - The big recap</strong>
+* If you do not know which methods to start with, have a look at the '''[https://sustainabilitymethods.org/method_recommendation_tool Method Recommendation Tool]'''!
-) Distribution & simple test
-) Correlation and regression
-) Anova
-<strong>Day 12 - models</strong>
+* You can also generate a random entry on top of the page or read one of the 5 newest Wiki entries:
-) Are models wrong?
+{{Special:NewestPages/-/5}}
-) Are models causal?
-) Are models useful?
-<strong>Day 13 - Ethics and norms of statistics</strong>
+__NOTOC__
-) What is informed consent?
-) How does a board of ethics work?
-) How long do you store data?
-View [https://sustainabilitymethods.org/index.php/Special:AllPages All Pages].
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