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Author Hector, Andy, author

Title New statistics with R : an introduction for biologists / Andy Hector, Professor of Ecology, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford
Published Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
©2015

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Description xi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction -- Comparing groups : analysis of variance -- Comparing groups : student's t-test -- Linear regression -- Comparisons using estimates and intervals -- Interactions -- Analysis of covariance : ANCOVA -- Maximum likelihood and generalized linear models -- Generalized linear models for data with non-normal distributions -- Mixed-effects models -- Generalized linear mixed-effects models -- Final thoughts -- Appendix: A very short introduction to the R programming language for statistics and graphics
Summary "Statistical methods are a key tool for all scientists working with data, but learning the basic mathematical skills can be one of the most challenging components of a biologists training. This accessible book provides a contemporary introduction to the classical techniques and modern extensions of linear model analysis: one of the most useful approaches in the analysis of scientific data in the life and environmental sciences. It emphasizes an estimation-based approach that accounts for recent criticisms of the over-use of probability values, and introduces alternative approaches using information criteria. Statistics is introduced through worked analyses performed in R, the free open source programming language for statistics and graphics, which is rapidly becoming the standard software in many areas of science and technology. These analyses use real data sets from ecology, evolutionary biology, and environmental science, and the data sets and R scripts are available as support material. The book's structure and user friendly style stem from the author's 20 years of experience teaching statistics to life and environmental scientists at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The New Statistics with R is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, professional researchers, and practitioners in the fields of ecology, evolution, environmental studies, and computational biology."--Jacket
Analysis statistische analyse
statistical analysis
statistische inferentie
statistical inference
computer software
programmeren
programming
toegepaste statistiek
applied statistics
gegevensanalyse
data analysis
studieboeken
textbooks
Statistical Analysis
Statistische analyse
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Bioinformatics.
R (Computer program language)
Statistics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
R (Computer program language)
NATURE -- Reference.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
Bioinformatics
R (Computer program language)
Biostatistik
R Programm
Biologi -- Databehandling.
Biometri -- Databehandling.
SUBJECT USA
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2014949047
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