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| DATE | 2016-02-29 |
| FROM | From: "soledad.esteban"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout-NYLXS] Course R Without Fear: Applied R for Biologists,
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Dear colleagues,
Registration is open for the workshop "R Without Fear: Applied R for Biologists – 2ndedition", September 19th-23rd, 2016.
Instructor: Dr. Jordi Moya-Laraño (Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas - CSIC, Spain).
PLACE: Premises of Sabadell of the Institut Catalá de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (Barcelona, Spain).
WEBPAGE: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.transmittingscience.org_courses_stats_applied-2Dr-2Dfor-2Dbio_&d=CwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=x82f3Wlkwtmbr1z8IAt9jA&m=3NeQjavqZMjbzlgYqdDvR_5KoWdbNU2tSbsz-jnw-ps&s=alYcb3OKz-wHV6-IzNJjW7Do0IsgUluz620ia7JJ78A&e=
PROGRAM:
Introduction to R and its working environment
· Types of variables in R
· Vectors, matrices and data frames
· Self-made functions
· Working with loops and conditional statements
· How to merge data tables
· Search and substitute of data values within tables
· Complex summaries of data tables
Statistical analyses with some theoretical refreshing
· Statistical populations and samples through example
· Measures of central tendency and variability
· Precision, accuracy and bias
· Hypothesis testing: falsability, Type-I and Type-II errors and statistical power
· Correlation and simple linear regression
· P-value vs effect magnitude
· Linear models: residuals, assumptions and interpretation
· Explained and unexplained variance in a linear model (coefficient of determination)
· Introduction to R graphics with statistical examples
· The concept of partial effect: partial regression and correlation
· Additive vs. multiplicative effects: disentangling the effect of interactions
· General and Generalized Linear Models
· Choosing the “best” models via AIC
With best regards
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP)
Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona). Spain
www.icp.cat
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