The Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation (SEEC) at the University of Cape Town is presenting an online short course in statistical data analysis and experimental design using R. The course aims to equip participants with practical experience and skills in analysing data, using some statistical techniques frequently used in the sciences. The skills include designing experiments, choosing appropriate statistical methods for visual display and statistical modelling of data, model checking, interpretation and reporting of statistical results, and understanding limitations of statistical methods and data. The course uses the R statistical package throughout but we do not assume prior knowledge of this package. The course is targeting research students or scientists that require these skills for their work.

The course will be run over five half days (27 - 31 October 2025) and will cover the following broad topics ):

  • Introduction to R
  • Introduction to statistical modelling
  • Regression
  • Design and analysis of experiments
  • Generalised linear models

 

The course outline is highlighted in the Advert below: