Data Science Research in Biology -
Fall 2022

A course for UC Merced undergraduates in data science applications for research in ecology and evolution

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The general form of a formula


Rewrite your get_mass_from length() function from the previous exercise so that it takes as default the general values of a = 39.9 and b = 2.6 (the average values from Seebacher 2001).

  1. Use this function to estimate the mass of a Sauropoda (a = 214.44, b = 1.46) that is 22 m long.
  2. Use this function to estimate the mass of a dinosaur from an unknown taxonomic group that is 16m long. Only pass the argument length, not a and b, so that their default values are used.