Table of Contents

1. Lectures 7 & 8 Assessing phylogenetic hypotheses and phylogenetic data 
2. Character and tree statistics
3. Minimum tree lengths
4. Maximum tree lengths
5. Consistency and retention indices
6. Consistency and retention indices
7. Assessing data quality
8. Random permutation
9. Matrix randomization tests
10. Structure of randomization tests
11. Matrix randomization tests
12. Matrix randomization tests
13. Skewness of tree length distributions
14. Skewness of tree length distributions
15. Skewness -example
16. Randomization tests - use and limitations
17. Assessing phylogenetic hypotheses - groups on trees
18. Bootstrapping
19. Bootstrapping phylogenies
20. Bootstrapping
21. Bootstrapping - an example
22. Bootstrapping - random data
23. Bootstrap - interpretation - 1
24. Bootstrap - interpretation - 2
25. Bootstrap - interpretation - 3
26. Bootstrap - interpretation - 
27. Jack-knifing
28. Decay analysis
29. Decay analysis -example
30. Decay analyses - in practice
31. Decay indices - interpretation
32. PTP tests of groups
33. Comparing competing phylogenetic hypotheses - tests of two trees
34. Tests of two trees
35. Templeton’s test
36. Templeton’s test - an example
37. Kishino-Hasegawa test
38. Kishino-Hasegawa test - 2
39. Kishino-Hasegawa test - an example
40. Kishino-Hasegawa test - an example
41. Kishino-Hasegawa test - example
42. Kishino-Hasegawa test
43. Reliability of Phylogenetic Methods
44. Reliability of Phylogenetic Methods
45. Reliability of Phylogenetic Methods
46. Summary and recommendations
47. Summary and recommendations
48. Summary and recommendations
49. Summary and recommendations
50. Compare results from multiple analyses
51. Compare results from multiple analyses
52. Summary and recommendations
53. Summary and recommendations
54. Phylogenetic Inference: Programmes

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