If you want a stand alone R book that covers the basics of data entry and manipulation without being specific to ecology I can highly recommend Using R and RStudio for data management, statistical analysis, and graphics by Horton 2015.
I also really like A Zuur's, Series- there are several which are focused on different statistical types and have R code for each example- very good mix of stats and R. You can find the complete series and course info which might give you some inspiration for your course design- http://www.highstat.com/ Good luck Tania Tania Bird MSc PhD Student: Long-term, multivariate analyses for coastal dune conservation Dept. of Geography & Environmental Development, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva https://www.linkedin.com/in/taniabird On 27 November 2016 at 21:50, David Huber <[email protected]> wrote: > Foundational and Applied Statistics for Biologists Using R > by Ken Aho (2013 or 2014) > > -Great up-to-date text for all users. Lots of ecology examples and > datasets for teaching. > > https://www.amazon.com/Foundational-Applied-Statistics-Biologists-Using/ > dp/1439873380/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480275619&sr=8-1& > keywords=r+for+biologists+Ken+aho > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Megan Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> They might be fine, but there are actually some really fantastic books >> targeted explicitly at biology and ecology based subjects. >> Depending on what you are teaching, I can recommend a number of books >> that all come with R code >> >> For the basics (of both R and statistics), you cant go past the R bible >> (written by an ecologist): https://www.amazon >> .co.uk/R-Book-Michael-J-Crawley/dp/0470510242 >> Analysing ecological Data (Zuur et al) http://www.highstat.com/book1.htm - >> some of the code is a tiny bit outdated, but easy to update (or failing >> that, use an R Version prior to 3.15.0 for teaching purposes. >> Hedley Grantham’s new ggplot2 book is amazing for graphs: >> http://had.co.nz/ggplot2/ >> For bayesian statistics, its gelman and hill. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Megan >> >> *Quantitative Ecology and Decision Science* >> The University of Hawaii at Manoa >> E: [email protected] >> M: +18084626449 >> T: @ultimatemegs >> Web: https://mdbarnes.wordpress.com/ >> >> >> >> On 26 Nov. 2016, at 7:47 pm, Nathan Brouwer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > **************************************** > Doctoral Candidate > Department of Biological Sciences > BLDG 66, NURS 210 > Idaho State University > Pocatello, ID 83209-8007 > ***************************** > > "Talent develops in quiet, Character in the torrent of the world." > * --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe* >
