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Contents
Preface
1.Planning
1.1The scientific method
1.2Types of experiment/project
1.3Getting data – using a spreadsheet
1.4Hypothesis testing
1.5Data types
1.6Sampling effort
1.7Tools of the trade
1.8The R program
1.9Excel
2.Data recording
2.1Collecting data – who, what, where, when
2.2How to arrange data
3.Beginning data exploration – using software tools
3.1Beginning to use R
3.2Manipulating data in a spreadsheet
3.3Getting data from Excel into R
4.Exploring data – looking at numbers
4.1Summarizing data
4.2Distribution
4.3A numerical value for the distribution
4.4Statistical tests for normal distribution
4.5Distribution type
4.6Transforming data
4.7When to stop collecting data? The running average
4.8Statistical symbols
5.Exploring data – which test is right?
5.1Types of project
5.2Hypothesis testing
5.3Choosing the correct test
6.Exploring data – using graphs
6.1Introduction to data visualization
6.2Exploratory graphs
6.3Graphs to illustrate differences
6.4Graphs to illustrate correlation and regression
6.5Graphs to illustrate association
6.6Graphs to illustrate similarity
6.7Graphs – a summary
7.Tests for differences
7.1Differences: t-test
7.2Differences: U-test
7.3Paired tests
8.Tests for linking data – correlations
8.1Correlation: Spearman’s rank test
8.2Pearson’s product moment
8.3Correlation tests using Excel
8.4Correlation tests using R
8.5Curved linear correlation
9.Tests for linking data – associations
9.1Association: chi-squared test
9.2Goodness of fit test
9.3Using R for chi-squared tests
9.4Using Excel for chi-squared tests
10.Differences between more than two samples
10.1Analysis of variance
10.2Kruskal–Wallis test
11.Tests for linking several factors
11.1Multiple regression
11.2Curved-linear regression
11.3Logistic regression
12.Community ecology
12.1Diversity
12.2Similarity
13.Reporting results
13.1Presenting findings
13.2Publishing
13.3Reporting results of statistical analyses
13.4Graphs
13.5Writing papers
13.6Plagiarism
13.7References
13.8Poster presentations
13.9Giving a talk (PowerPoint)
14.Summary
Glossary
Appendices
Index