Mason Fidino, PhD

Hey all. You can find me at the other place instead. Same username and all that.

New blog post sharing updates on the latest version of the Diel.Niche R package. Interested in quantifying if a species is nocturnal with data? Well it is easier than ever now! #rstats #cameratrapping and now back to the other place... masonfidino.com/Diel.Niche_upd…

Making a BIG built in dresser in my bedroom and finally got all the drawers installed this weekend. More to do, but at least clothes can go in there now.

Here are some thoughts on teaching #statistics to non-statistical students, specifically those in #applied #ecology degrees. Thanks to @willpkay and @TiagoALOMarques for an enjoyable (and not last) collaboration. request pdf here 👉tinyurl.com/33keh22s

Our preprint "Calibration, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of ecological models -- a review" with Anne Malchow now available at doi.org/10.22541/au.17… This is our attempt at giving a broad overview about methods and issues surrounding

In this thread, @masonfidino mentions a similarly themed pre-print of ours. All the credit for this excellent work, which explores sample size requirements of the 'Rota co-occ' model, should go to the dynamic (and amazing) duo @AmberCowans and @abonetb 👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

I’m hiring for a super cool and super important role @calacademy I’m looking for a leader to work with our team to expand biodiversity community science in California! us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePorta…

Excited to bring Joint Species Distribution Models to {mvgam}: nicholasjclark.github.io/mvgam/referenc…. Throw any of {mgcv}'s or {brms}'s flexible predictor effects into the factor or observation models and give it a whirl #rstats #communityecology

I decided to restart my ecological stats blog posts. Check out this new one on why you should probably stop using the number of survey days as a covariate in occupancy models. Check it out! masonfidino.com/camera_days/

I got to be the ‘there must be a more logical explanation’ scientist you often see in horror movies for this article. This was such a fun interview to do!