Our group project
Choose a question, analyse evidence and design a follow-up experiment
Gavin Simpson
Aarhus University
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
One question through the whole course
Design → simulate → analyse → interpret → communicate
Four groups of three. One primary outcome and one main comparison.
Analyse existing evidence, then propose a better follow-up experiment.
Four cases to choose from
| Calf feeding |
Growth over time |
| Broiler diets |
Pen feed conversion ratio |
| Pig feeding |
Diarrhoea risk |
| Horse shelter use |
Repeated observations and weather |
Project brief and case links
Week 42: at most 2½ hours each
| 30 |
Individual revision using the Unit 6 materials |
| 40 |
Group discussion and provisional scope |
| 45 |
Divide the background-information search |
| 35 |
Assemble one page with three unresolved questions |
No new model fitting. Bring the brief on 21 October.
You have supported time to develop it
21 October: scope feedback. 28 October: design and metadata audit.
4 November: question and data confirmed.
11 November: justify an analysis plan before fitting.
18 November: fit and check in the morning. Estimate and interpret in the afternoon.
25 November: exchange reports, review designs and rehearse.
2 December: present and give peer feedback.
What the project will produce
One-page design brief; justified analysis plan; short reproducible Quarto report.
Explain your model choices; show one main figure, uncertainty and a limitation.
Follow-up design with a small prospective simulation.
8-minute presentation + 5 minutes of questions on 2 December.
Agree your next step
Choose a provisional case and divide the information search.
Use the week 42 task.
Keep one uncertainty to discuss with the instructor.
