Course Overview

R program offers a powerful tool for analyzing and visualizing data, and in recent years it became very popular among (not only) ecologists. It offers great freedom in handling, analysing and visualizing any type of data, however, it also comes up with steep learning curve of S language and frustration from frequent error messages. This practical course should teach students the basic of R program operation and data visualization. All materials are available on http://bit.ly/r-ecol

Learning Achievement

The main goal is to teach students basic skills of using R program, and prepare them for more advanced courses where R will be used for data analysis and visualization.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

David Zeleny

Other information

Department of Lifescience, Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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