Logan M. Biostatistical Design and Analysis Using R. A Practical Guide

ISBN: 1405190086 | Издательство: Wiley-Blackwell | Год: 2010 | Страницы: 576| Язык: Английский |
R - the statistical and graphical environment is rapidly emerging as an important set of teaching and research tools for biologists. This book draws upon the popularity and free availability of R to couple the theory and practice of biostatistics into a single treatment so as to pre a textbook for biologists learning statistics, R, or both. An abridged description of biostatistical principles and analysis sequence keys are combined together with worked examples of the practical use of R into a complete practical guide to designing and analyzing real biological research.
Topics covered include
- simple hypothesis testing, graphing,
- exploratory data analysis and graphical summaries
- regression (linear, multi, and non-linear)
- simple and complex ANOVA and ANCOVA designs (including nested, factorial, blocking, spit-plot, and repeated measures)
- frequency analysis and generalized linear models
Linear mixed effects modeling is also incorporated extensively throughout as an alternative to traditional modelling techniques.
The book is accompanied by a companion website with an extensive set of resources comprising all R scripts and data sets used in the book, additional worked examples, the biology package, and other instructional materials and links.