Introduction to R: August 5

R is widely used and extremely powerful statistical software. This course assumes that you have never used R before. You will learn how to obtain and install R, which is open-source software, and RStudio, which is a versatile, user-friendly interface for using R. It is very useful to do this course before our introductory statistics course, Introductory Statistics for Researchers using R. This course will cover some basic features of R and lay the groundwork for you to improve your R skills independently. The course is self-paced and focused on developing practical skills.

Additional details and registration available HERE

Introductory Statistics for Researchers using SPSS: Aug 6-8

This workshop is designed as an introduction to statistical analysis for researchers. There is emphasis on understanding the concepts of statistical procedures (with a minimum of mathematics, although some will be discussed) and on interpreting computer output. It is designed to help you, the researcher. It is helpful if you have done an undergraduate statistics subject, although this workshop can serve as a first introduction or a refresher. The theory behind the statistical procedures will, in general, not be discussed.

A range of statistical analyses will be discussed in the workshop, as described in the outline below. We will talk through examples of all analysis types and will demonstrate how to carry them out in SPSS. Equal emphasis will also be put on interpreting the output of these analyses. There will be plenty of practical work.

Additional details and registration available HERE

Multivariate Statistics using R: August 8

This workshop extends on the Fundamentals of Regression course and introduces multivariate statistics in a model based framework. We move beyond a single response variable to visualising and analysing a collection of correlated response variables. In this course, many of the motivating applications come from ecology, though the methods do generalise to multivariate data in other settings. Methods available to you depend on the number of responses relative to your sample size; and like in univariate regression we also need to think about the response variable type (binary, count etc). There is emphasis on understanding the concepts of statistical procedures (with a minimum of mathematics, although some will be discussed) and on interpreting computer output. It is designed to help you, the researcher. There will be plenty of practical work.

Additional details and registration available HERE

Introductory Statistics for Researchers using R: August 13 -15

This workshop is designed as an introduction to statistical analysis for researchers. There is emphasis on understanding the concepts of statistical procedures (with a minimum of mathematics, although some will be discussed) and on interpreting computer output. It is designed to help you, the researcher. It is helpful if you have done an undergraduate statistics subject, although this workshop can serve as a first introduction or a refresher. The theory behind the statistical procedures will, in general, not be discussed. A range of statistical analyses will be discussed in the workshop, as described in the outline below. We will talk through examples of all analysis types and will demonstrate how to carry them out in R. Equal emphasis will also be put on interpreting the output of these analyses. There will be plenty of practical work.

Additional details and registration available HERE