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As this module will be delivered online please install Zoom and Slack to access the videos and interactive components of the course. All the Zoom links to the meeting will be posted to the Slack #zoom-links channel.

Please note that the course will be recorded so that attendees in different time zones can catch up on material. All times are UTC+0.

Day 1

Introduction to SIA data and revision of basic statistical and R concepts

Time Class
09:30-10:30 Session 1 Introduction: why use a SIMM? (AJ & AP)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Session 2 Revision of likelihood and regression (AP)
11:45-12:00 Break
12:00-13:00 Session 3 Guided practical: Revision of important R concepts (AP)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Session 4 Guided practical: Intro to SI data and biplots (AJ)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Session 5 Guided Practical: Simple linear models to explain SIA data (AJ)

Day 2

Introduction to Bayes and SIMMs

Time Class
09:30-10:30 Session 6 An introduction to Bayesian statistics (AP)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Session 7 Guided practical: R, JAGS, and linear regression (AP)
11:45-12:00 Break
12:00-13:00 Session 8 Differences between regression models and SIMMs (AP)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Session 9 Guided practical: intro to simmr (AP)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Session 10 Practical: options are (1) run your data through AJ’s plots from yesterday, or (2) get your data to run in simmr, or (3) go back and learn ggplot2 from this script

Day 3

simmr / MixSIAR

Time Class
09:30-10:30 Session 11 The statistical model behind simmr (and SIAR) (AP)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Session 12 Guided Practical: using MixSIAR and incorporating prior information in simmr (AP)
11:45-12:00 Break
12:00-13:00 Session 13 Dos and don’ts of using mixing models with discussion (AJ)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Session 14 Dos and don’ts continued (AJ)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Session 15 Practical: Source grouping, when and how? (AJ)

Day 4

Source grouping, SIBER, and (new!) cosimmr

Time Class
09:30-10:30 Session 16 Creating and understanding Stable Isotope Bayesian Ellipses (SIBER) (AJ)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Session 17 Guided Practical: Using SIBER to compare populations using ellipses (AJ)
11:45-12:00 Break
12:00-13:00 Session 18 Guided Practical: Using SIBER to compare communities using convex hulls (AJ)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Session 19 Introduction to cosimmr and practical (EG & AP)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Session 20 Practical: pick a MixSIAR example and look at the manual (AP & AJ)