have moved into a new era. However, the use of advanced statistical methods in wildlife, fisheries, and ecological research is in its infancy. There remain many fundamental statistical and computational issues. There is a substantial interest among biological scientists and statisticians in the development of modern statistical methods with which to answer the relevant scientific questions. In the recent years, many new statistical methods (such as spatial-temporal models, multiple testing, stochastic search variable selection, Bayesian model averaging, Bayesian hierarchical models, latent variable methods, and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, to name a few) are developed to deal with such questions.
The investigators request funding to host a Conference on New Development of Statistical Analysis in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Ecological Research at the University of Missouri. The goal of the conference is to advance the understanding of statistical problems in wildlife, fisheries, and ecology. In particular, the goal is to identify future research needs and to encourage and facilitate collaboration among biological and statistical scientists and to pursue the interdisciplinary research programs. The broader impact of this conference will be manifested through fostering interaction between junior and senior researchers and promoting communication between researchers from government and acedamia on research problems, methodology, and theory.
