Data Collection, Exploration, Analysis and Presentation
Focusing on the scientific process within ecology, this book guides readers through the entire data management cycle, from planning data collection to analysis and presentation of results. It emphasizes practical application using Microsoft Excel and the Open Source R program, providing hands-on tools for effective data handling in ecological research.
This book provides a comprehensive guide to community analysis, focusing on essential topics such as diversity, similarity, cluster analysis, ordination, and multivariate analyses. It serves as a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as researchers, offering a clear, step-by-step methodology for analyzing plant and animal communities using R and Excel.
Conquer the complexities of this open source statistical language R is fast becoming the de facto standard for statistical computing and analysis in science, business, engineering, and related fields. This book examines this complex language using simple statistical examples, showing how R operates in a user-friendly context.