Sinposis

THIS BOOK IS AIMED AT CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS WHO NEED TO LEARN AND USE R IN A PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT. IT GIVES PEOPLE WITH A NON-TECHNICAL BACKGROUND A SET OF SKILLS TO GRAPH, MAP, AND MODEL IN R. IT ALSO PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON DATA INTEGRATION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COVERS FUNDAMENTAL STATISTICAL CONCEPTS. THE BOOK AIMS TO DEMYSTIFY R AND GIVE PRACTITIONERS THE CONFIDENCE TO USE IT. KEY FEATURES: ¦ VIEWING DATA SCIENCE AS PART OF A GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND DECISION MAKING SYSTEM ¦ FOUNDATION SECTIONS ON INFERENCE, EVIDENCE, AND DATA INTEGRATION ¦ PLAIN ENGLISH EXPLANATIONS OF R FUNCTIONS ¦ RELATABLE EXAMPLES WHICH ARE TYPICAL OF ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD ¦ WORKED EXAMPLES SHOWING HOW DATA ANALYSIS CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO PROJECT REPORTS