Individuals & Families

Data Analysis for Conservation Biologists I

 Centre:  Preston Montford    Tutor:  Mark Gardener
 Dates:  Monday 2 August-Tuesday 3 August 2010
 Sole Occupancy Room:£195     Shared Room: £185 

   Non-Res: £150

 Level:Beginners
  Professional Development Course.

This course has been cancelled.

In this course you will learn the important analytical methods that underpin all data handling. Starting witht he unerstanding of the importance of the scientific hypothesis and leading onto data collection and ways to re-organise numbers to best effect . This will lead into frequesncy distributions, summary statistics (averages) and measures of data spread before tacklng some basic statistical tests and presenting data graphically. The course will be computer based and cover the use of spreadsheets. Computers will be available throughout.

Don't Panic - a spreadsheet program to analyse your data will be provided with the course

Dr Mark Gardener is a freelance biologists and tutor and works for the Open University and the University of Birmingham. He has a lifetime interest in biology and data analysis and teaches on both residential schools and distance learning programmes. He has supported students in the design and analysis of their research and has written educational software to help understand and apply statistics to their data for both ongoing research projects and academic dissertations.

This course is part of our programme of Professional Development Courses. You can find out more in the Professional Development section of this website.