COURSE: Course: Introduction to R for Life Scientists

We will offer an introductory course in R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics on Nov. 21-23, 2011. R is becoming more and more popular with life scientists as their statistical package of choice, due to the huge range of analyses available, the wide availability of on-line support forums, and the possibility of automating analyses through scripting (not to mention the fact that it’s absolutely free). The course will be designed for people with little or no experience with R or any other software package. It will not aim to cover statistical theory, but rather provide practical hands-on recipes and methods for data management, routine statistical analyses and graphics. Number of places: 36 maximum

Cost: $300 + GST = $330 for non-students and students outside FNAS. $150 + GST ($165) for FNAS students (made possible by a generous contribution by FNAS).

The course is also sponsored by the School of Plant Biology. Instructors: Dr Michael Renton, Dr Martin Bader, Dr Etienne Laliberté (School of Plant Biology)