Practical R For Biologists

The document is an introduction to 'Practical R for Biologists,' a resource aimed at helping biology students learn to analyze data using R, an open-source statistical programming environment. It covers essential topics such as graphing, statistical tests, and data analysis techniques, with examples based on real scientific studies. The authors, who have extensive teaching experience, aim to make the learning process accessible and effective for students at various academic levels.

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Practical R for Biologists: an Introduction

an Introduction
an Introduction Donald L. J. Quicke, Buntika A. Butcher and Rachel Kruft-Welton

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R is a freely available, open-source statistical programming environment which
provides powerful statistical analysis tools and graphics outputs. R is now used
by a very wide range of people; biologists (the primary audience of this book), 1.5

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R operations that biology students need in order to analyse their own data. The
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for beginners, in order to set students up for a successful scientific career using R. 1

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Prof. Dr Donald Quicke has had more than 40 years’ experience teaching
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