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Colin Rundel

Associate Professor of the Practice of Statistical Science
Statistical Science
204 Old Chemistry, Box 90251, Durham, NC 27708-0251
204 Old Chemistry Bldg, Box 90251, Durham, NC 27708-0251

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of the Practice of Statistical Science · 2022 - Present Statistical Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Long Distance Seed Dispersal by Forest Elephants

Journal Article Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · December 22, 2021 By dispersing seeds long distances, large, fruit-eating animals influence plant population spread and community dynamics. After fruit consumption, animal gut passage time and movement determine seed dispersal patterns and distances. These, in turn, are inf ... Full text Open Access Cite

An educator's perspective of the tidyverse

Journal Article · August 7, 2021 Computing makes up a large and growing component of data science and statistics courses. Many of those courses, especially when taught by faculty who are statisticians by training, teach R as the programming language. A number of instructors have opted to ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Implementing Version Control With Git and GitHub as a Learning Objective in Statistics and Data Science Courses

Journal Article Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education · January 1, 2021 A version control system records changes to a file or set of files over time so that changes can be tracked and specific versions of a file can be recalled later. As such, it is an essential element of a reproducible workflow that deserves due consideratio ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Los Angeles · 2012 Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles · 2008 M.S.

External Links


GitHub Homepage