Wildlife By The Numbers

Feb 06 2025 9 ep. 23 mins

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Co-hosted by Grant Harris, PhD, along with statisticians David "Randy" Stewart, PhD, and Matthew Butler, PhD, the Wildlife By The Numbers podcast emphasizes the importance of proper statistical approaches in wildlife ecology. Grant, Randy, and Matt also share anecdotes to create awareness about the challenges and rewards of ecological research. The special feature episodes of Wildlife By The Numbers, co-hosted by Cinthia, "The databrarian", highlight data lifecycle topics that support the work of wildlife ecology professionals.

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Wildlife By The Numbers Ep9 Peer-review publication Part 3

Feb 06 2025 31 mins

Matt, Grant, and Randy finish up the discussion on peer-review publication highlighting their process for selecting journals, getting the submission ready, the review and handling rejections. Randy describes the process as both an author and an associate editor.From this episode:"Randy, what happens after an author submits a paper? How how does that work from a journal standpoint?"

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 8 Structure of a peer-review paper Part 2

Dec 05 2024 19 mins

In this episode of Wildlife By The Numbers, Grant and Matt continue their discussion on writing a scientific paper. They share with us writing the paper backwards by starting with the results, what to avoid in the discussion section, the abstract, title, and realistic number of drafts. Is 15 or 20 drafts a realistic number of drafts? Listen in and discover the answer. Quotes from t

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 7 Structure of a peer-review paper Part 1

Nov 07 2024 23 mins

In this episode of Wildlife By The Numbers, Matt and Grant, a duo who has been co-authoring papers together for over a decade, give a candid discussion on publication to share your work. They have a lively discussion of how they write a scientific paper, and dive into the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections of a paper sharing how their writing was influenced by

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 6 The importance of representative samples and why it matters in wildlife work.

Oct 03 2024 19 mins

In this episode of Wildlife By The Numbers, Matt, Grant, and Randy talk about the importance of representative samples, bias and why it matters in wildlife work.Episode Quotes:"...layman's terms, bias is when you're reporting something that's really not valid because either your technique or your approach has provided answers that are no longer representative.""Some good examples o

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 5 Examples for Precision Estimates

Sep 05 2024 20 mins

In this episode, Matt, Randy, and Grant dive into a discussion of more in-depth real world examples related to precision estimates.Episode Quotes"...when you're talking about sample size, you're often doing this game of optimization where I'm trying to optimize precision with costs because I may need a precision of ten percent, but if it's gonna cost me a million dollars to get it,

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 4 Determining appropriate sample sizes to balance accuracy, precision, and resource allocation in wildlife studies

Aug 08 2024 28 mins

In this episode of Wildlife by the Numbers, Grant, Matt, and Randy, delve into the importance of proper sample size in wildlife studies. They emphasize that an adequate sample size is crucial for obtaining accurate and precise data, which directly impacts the reliability of conservation efforts. Sample size ensures representativeness and precision, critical for drawing valid conclu

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 3 Sample Size Needs

Jul 25 2024 27 mins

Shifting focus to sample size determination, Matt, Grant, and Randy explore the challenges and considerations in choosing appropriate sample sizes for reliable ecological research. They discuss trade-offs, budget constraints, and introduce the concept of power analysis for enhancing the reliability of ecological studies.Quotes from this episode:"In this podcast, we're going to talk

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 2 Random Sampling Challenges and Examples

Jun 06 2024 21 mins

Delving into the significance of random sampling, hosts Matt, Grant, and Randy, use real-world examples to illustrate challenges associated with sampling, stressing the importance of random sampling for accurate representations of wildlife populations.Episode quotes"...my question for the group is, do you think, they can actually achieve their objectives with a sample size of one,

Wildlife By The Numbers Episode 1 Random Sampling

May 08 2024 17 mins

Hosts Matthew Butler, Grant Harris, and Randy Stewart set the stage for Wildlife by the Numbers emphasizing the importance of proper scientific approaches in wildlife ecology and sharing anecdotes to create awareness about the challenges and rewards of ecological research.Episode quotes:"Today, we're gonna talk about an issue that we often confront with biologists, particularly you