R for Conservation and Development Projects: A Primer for Practitioners

di Nathan Whitmore (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020

This book is aimed at conservation and development practitioners who need to learn and use R in a part-time professional context. It gives people with a non-technical background a set of skills to graph, map, and model in R. It also provides background on data integration in project management and covers fundamental statistical concepts. The book aims to demystify R and give practitioners the confidence to use it. Key Features: • Viewing data science as part of a greater knowledge and decision making system • Foundation sections on inference, evidence, and data integration • Plain English explanations of R functions • Relatable examples which are typical of activities undertaken by conservation and development organisations in the developing world • Worked examples showing how data analysis can be incorporated into project reports

• Autore: Nathan Whitmore
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Chapman & Hall/CRC The R Series
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 390 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 890 gr.
• EAN: 9780367205492

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