Mark (and list),
Paul Geissler from the USGS and Tom Philippi from NPS have just
recently hosted an online, interactive introductory course on R. I
believe they intend to offer it again next fall. In any case, all
classes from the previous installment were recorded and are available
at:
http://www.fort.usgs.gov/brdscience/LearnR.htm
They are also having contributors host special sessions on different
topics, so keep checking their website for updates.
Regarding books, I would also recommend "Ecological models and Data in
R" by Benjamin Bolker, which is also a great introduction to
ecological modeling, which was the focus of recent topics in the list.
Thiago Sanna Freire Silva
PhD Candidate - Department of Geography
University of Victoria
MSc. Remote Sensing
BSc.(Hons) Biology
htp://thiagosilva.wordpress.com
SPECTRAL LAB - http://www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/SPECT/index.html
[email protected]
On 6-Feb-09, at 4:25 PM, Mark B. Hessing wrote:
Dr. Ellis:
Thank you for the review of R manuals - it's useful information for
me.
I tried to join the R*evolution several years ago, but the slope was a
little steep for me. I'm academically isolated, and statistical
analysis is
no longer a necessity for my applied tasks. More like a service I can
perform for the work group when time permits.
Can you recommend any distance learning or intensive (2 - 10 day)
courses
designed to bring newbies into the R fold? I'm looking for
something that
is not rock bottom introductory, but more like an agressive review.
Mark B. Hessing
Fort Irwin, CA Botanist and QinetiQ Task Lead
-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [ECOLOG-L] R book review
Are you considering buying a book on R software for statistics and
modeling?
If so, check out our review of 12 of the most recent and popular
books on
R at:
http://ecotope.org/blogs/page/R-Book-Review.aspx
In our review, we review each book and select what we consider to be:
* The Best Introductory book on R software
* The Best R Reference book
* Best Introductory Statistics book based on R
There is also a new blog post on R:
http://ecotope.org/blogs/post/R-is-for-statistics-Revolution.aspx
Join the R*evolution!
-Erle
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Dept. of Geography & Environmental Systems
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