In essence, the intention of this book is to provide a resource that assists biologists (students, academics and researchers) to perform statistical analysis using a freely available and powerful application, R. Blurb (from back cover) R - the statistical and graphical environment is rapidly emerging as an important set of teaching and research tools for biologists. This book draws uponthe popularity and free availability of R to couple the theory and practice of biostatistics into a single treatment so as to provide a textbook for biologists learning statistics, R, or both. An abridged description of biostatistical principles and analysis sequence keys are combined together with worked examples of the practical use of R into a complete practical guide to designing and analyzing real biological research. Topics covered include - simple hypothesis testing, graphing, - exploratory data analysis and graphical summaries - regression (linear, multi, and non-linear) - simple and complex ANOVA and ANCOVAdesigns (including nested, factorial, blocking, spit-plot, and repeated measures) - frequency analysis and generalized linear models Linear mixed effects modeling is also incorporated extensively throughout as an alternative to traditional modelling techniques. The book is accompanied by a companion website (www.wiley.com/go/logan/r) with an extensive set of resources comprising all R scripts and data sets used in the book, additional worked examples, the biologypackage, and other instructional materials and links. Murray Logan is a lecturer and researcher in the School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He teaches a range of zoological and ecological courses inaddition to biostatistical and R courses to undergraduate and graduate students. He also provides research design and analysis advice to a range of university, government and private organizations.Dr Murray Logan teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in biostatistics in the School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is also the statistical consultant to the School and coordinates programs in statistics and experimental design.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-9008-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 576
- Fecha Publicación: 16/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés