Applied statistics with R : a practical guide for the life sciences /

This book uses the statistical language R, which is the choice of ecologists worldwide and is rapidly becoming the 'go-to' stats program throughout the life-sciences. Furthermore, by using a single, real-world dataset throughout the book, readers are encouraged to become deeply familiar wi...

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Main Authors: Touchon, Justin C. (Author)
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2021.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: This book uses the statistical language R, which is the choice of ecologists worldwide and is rapidly becoming the 'go-to' stats program throughout the life-sciences. Furthermore, by using a single, real-world dataset throughout the book, readers are encouraged to become deeply familiar with an imperfect but realistic set of data.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: xix, 313 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9780198869337
0198869339
9780198869979
0198869975
Index Number: QH323
CLC: TP312.8R
Q-332
Call Number: Q-332/T722
Contents: 1 Introduction to R -- 2 Before you begin (aka thoughts on proper data analysis) -- 3 Exploratory data analysis and data summarization -- 4 Introduction to plotting -- 5 Basic statistical analyses -- 6 More linear models! -- 7 Generalized linear models (GLM) -- 8 Mixed effects models -- 9 Advanced data wrangling and plotting -- 10 Writing loops and functions in R -- 11 Final thoughts.