Visualizing and Analyzing Environmental Data with R

This class is taught using real-world environmental data sets and is hands-on using instructor-led examples. It is applicable to anyone that conducts environmental monitoring or uses environmental data for research, management, or policy-making and is recommended for anyone needing to become proficient with R basics. Being proficient in R will help participants be competitive in their chosen fields. After completing this course attendees will be able to: Understand the uses of R for working with environmental data Installing R and R libraries Import and export data from a range of sources including Excel and Access Sorting, merging, and aggregating, subsetting, and converting data Query and display data and generate basic data summaries Create a variety of high quality data visualization graphics Perform common statistical tests including t-tests, ANOVA, and linear models Develop basic scripts to automate and document procedures and analyses