USABO 2014 Lectures

My notes-to-self while preparing

Bayesian Statistics

Resources:

• Handout on statistics
• Practice problems on Bayes' theorem and on statistical tests

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Tetrad Analysis

Resources:

• Helpful flowchart from MIT 7.03
• Practice problems on tetrads, from USABO 2012's practical exam

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Insect Classification

Resources:

• Powerpoint from the lecture
• Chris's handout about insect systematics
• IBO Guide with the IBO's classification system

Algorithms for Phylogenetic Trees

Resources:

• Paper about how to count the number of possible phylogenetic trees
• Read more about UPGMA
• Read more about neighbor-joining

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