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APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS
CONTINUING EDUCATION
W O R K S H O P
ANNOUNCEMENT
INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS AND SAMPLE DESIGNS
SPONSORS: USFWS, Federal Aid Division and the Virginia
Chapter - AFS
INSTRUCTORS: Fishery Information Management Systems
Steve Malvestuto &(Earl Meredith or Tom Steager)
DATES: July 15 - 16, 1997
PLACE: Holiday Inn - Winchester, Va.
(I-81, exit 313A from the south, exit 313 from
the north)
LODGING: The workshop rate is $49.00 plus tax for a
single or double room. Workshop participants
should make their own reservations by June 20,
1997, to guarantee this rate. Be sure to
mention AFS workshop when making reservations at
(540) 667-3300.
WORKSHOP
REGISTRATION: $30.00 per person (see registration sheet
attached)
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE: July 7, 1997
WORKSHOP
SEATING: There are 35 spaces available in the workshop.
Space allocation will be first come first serve
as follows: Virginia Chapter AFS members
(23 seats) - fisheries biologists from federal
aid supported programs (12 seats).
CONTACT: Bud LaRoche - VA Chapter - AFS, President
209 East Cleveland Ave.
Vinton, VA 24179
(Phone) 540-857-7704
(Fax) 540-857-7532
(email) [log in to unmask]
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To provide an introduction to basic
biostatistical and sampling design concepts relative to common
analytical problems for aquatic resource monitoring and applied
research issues. The emphasis will be on applications to types of
fish population and angler sampling techniques frequently used by
state biologists.
WORKSHOP ITINERARY
Tuesday, July 15, 1997 (8:00 a.m.)
Session I: Planning Process of Fishery Investigations
Setting Objectives
Choosing Methods
Synthesizing Data
Evaluating the Program
Session II: Introduction to Biostatistics
A. Characterizing biological populations
B. Parametric vx nonparametric statistics
C. Type I and Type II errors
D. The concepts of bias and precision
E. Using the relative standard error to evaluate data
quality
F. Determination of sample size requirements
F. The basis of statistical decision making
Wednesday, July 16, 1997
Session I: Introduction to Sampling Designs
A. Randomization (Probability Sampling)
B. Definition of Sampling Units
C. Stratification
D. Sample Size Allocation
E. Multi-Stage Designs
Session II: Applications to Real Life Problems
Participants are encouraged to send the workshop contact
"real life" statistical and sample design problems and data to be
discussed and worked on in this session. This information should
be forwarded to the workshop contact by June 20, 1997.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
Registration Fee: $30.00
(Checks Payable to VA Chapter - AFS)
NAME:
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AFS CHAPTER
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What would you primarily like to get out of an introductory
workshop on biostatistics and sampling designs?
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If you are working on a specific statistical problem or sampling
issue, and would like to have it addressed at the workshop, please
provide information/data to the workshop contact by June 20, 1997.
Return To: Bud LaRoche
VA Chapter AFS, President
209 East Cleveland Ave.
Vinton, VA 24179
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Jeffrey B. Trollinger
FWIS Research Specialist Sr.
Fish and Wildlife Information System Virginia Dept. of Game and
Inland Fisheries 4010 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230-1104
Phone: (804) 367-9717 email: [log in to unmask]
FAX: (804) 367-2427
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