We would like to announce a 5-day R & statistics course in Norwich, UK.
Dates: 23-27 August 2010
Subject: Introduction to R, followed by data exploration, regression & GLM
Number of participants: approximately 12
URL: http://www.highstat.com/statscourse.htm
Detailed description:
Introduction to R & Data exploration, Linear regression & GLM in R
course. 23 - 27 August 2010. Norwich. UK
The course entails discussions on data exploration, regression and
generalised linear modelling, and also contains an integrated R module.
So, you will learn both R and statistics at the same time.
Location
* The course will be held at the University of East Anglia's campus in
Norwich, UK (http://www.uea.ac.uk/). The campus is a 15 minute bus ride
from the city centre and has affordable accommodation, and several food
options. The Norwich airport (http://www.norwichairport.co.uk/) serves
direct flights from many UK and European cities including Aberdeen,
Edinburgh, and Manchester.
Program
* Monday: Introduction to R. (Importing data, accessing variables) based
on the Beginner's Guide to R book written by Zuur and co-workers. Data
exploration in R. This is based on Chapter 4 in Zuur et al. (2007) and a
paper on data exploration published by Zuur et al. (2010).
* Tuesday & Wednesday: Linear regression models in R (theory, model
specification, interactions, model selection, model validation, model
interpretation and presentation of the results for a paper). This is
based on Chapter 5 in Zuur et al. (2007).
* Thursday & Friday: Generalised linear models to analyse continuous
data, count data, binary data and proportional data in R. We will use
the gamma, Poisson, negative binomial and binomial distributions. Based
on Chapters 8-10 in Zuur et al. (2009).
Pre-required knowledge
* Basic statistics. This course assumes no prior knowledge of R. This is
a non-technical course.
Price
* 500 GBP + 17.5% VAT
Course times
* Monday to Friday: 09.30 - 17.00 with 1 hour lunch break and two 20
minute tea/coffee breaks.
* Friday: 09.30 - 16.00 with 1 hour lunch break and two 20 minute
tea/coffee breaks.
Lunch, accomodation, tea/coffee and course material is not included in
the course price. You need to bring your own laptop.
Course material
* Chapters 8 - 10 in: Zuur et al. (2009). Mixed effects models and
extensions in ecology with R. Springer.
* Chapters 4 & 5 in: Zuur et al. (2007). Analysing Ecological Data.
Springer.
* Various chapters from: Zuur et al. (2009). A Beginner's Guide to R.
Springer
* AF Zuur, EN Ieno & CS Elphick. (2010). A protocol for data exploration
to avoiding common statistical problems. Methods in Ecology and
Evolution. 1, 3–14.
If requested we can provide our books at a 25% reduction of the list
price, or your university library may have a copy.
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Dr. Alain F. Zuur
First author of:
1. Analysing Ecological Data (2007).
Zuur, AF, Ieno, EN and Smith, GM. Springer. 680 p.
URL: www.springer.com/0-387-45967-7
2. Mixed effects models and extensions in ecology with R. (2009).
Zuur, AF, Ieno, EN, Walker, N, Saveliev, AA, and Smith, GM. Springer.
http://www.springer.com/life+sci/ecology/book/978-0-387-87457-9
3. A Beginner's Guide to R (2009).
Zuur, AF, Ieno, EN, Meesters, EHWG. Springer
http://www.springer.com/statistics/computational/book/978-0-387-93836-3
Other books: http://www.highstat.com/books.htm
Statistical consultancy, courses, data analysis and software
Highland Statistics Ltd.
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UK - AB41 6FN Newburgh
Tel: 0044 1358 788177
Email: highs...@highstat.com
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