Ardea

ardea rapid data exploration & analysis

I wrote these web apps for my introductory biology students. The idea is to give the students a chance to explore, with interesting datasets and as frictionlessly as possible, a few common types of graphs and a couple of relatively simple statistical tests. My hope is that once students learn a bit about what graphical and statistical analyses can do for them, they’ll be motivated to master more general-purpose and complex software tools.

My work on ardea was inspired by SimBio’s GraphSmarts assessments, by the other participants in the GraphSmarts Faculty Mentoring Network, and by easyPlot. It was partially funded by Grappling with graphs: New Tools For Improving Graphing Practices of Undergraduate Biology Students (NSF# 2111150).

If you use ardeaPlot and/or ardeaStat, I’d love to get an email about your experience.

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