We are happy to announce the release of our new book titled ‘An Introduction to Basic Statistics for Biologists using R’.
This compliments our existing range of GIS books, and uses the same flow diagram-based approach for teaching key skills to biologists in a practical and easy-to-follow manner. It also furthers our aim of encouraging biologists to integrate GIS and statistical skills using free software packages like QGIS and R.
It is available from Amazon and all good book shops. More information about it is provided below, while free PDF extracts can be downloaded from from our website at www.gisinecology.com/stats-for-biologists-1.
MacLeod, C.D. and MacLeod, R. (2020) A Introduction to Basic Statistics for Biologists using R. 244 pages. ISBN: 978-1-909832-07-7. RRP: UK: £22.99; US: $29.99; EU: €27.99.
‘An Introduction to Basic Statistics for Biologists using R’ is a new book which provides biologists with a uniquely easy-to-understand introduction to conducting statistical analysis in R. It uses a series of practical exercises based on easy-to-follow flow diagrams to show biologists exactly how to do a variety of key tasks.
These include: 1. Importing data sets and preparing them for analysis; 2. Creating graphs from biological data; 3. Assessing and transforming distributions; 4. Using statistical analysis to compare groups; 5. Using correlations and regression analysis.
Together, these represent the key tasks biologists need to be able to carry out to start analysing their data using R. This means it provides the perfect practical introduction for any biologist interested in learning how to use R to do statistics.
This book is also well-suited to act as a course text for those who wish to teach introductory statistics courses using R to undergraduate, masters or postgraduate students in any biological field. It not only provides a practical guide suitable for accompany the teaching of statistical theory, it also provides off-the-shelf exercises, complete with suitable data sets, that can be used as the basis for practical classes.
For more information, including free PDF extracts, visit: www.gisinecology.com/stats-for-biologists-1
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