This course is an introduction to the R Statistical language. This course is intended for individuals with no previous experience of R. This course includes practicals and demonstrations to give participants hands-on experience of using R. You will learn to perform. The course will cover basic data manipulation, importing external data, descriptive analysis, visualizations and performing statistical data analysis. Certificate of attendance will be issued to participants. Course Requirement: You will need a computer and install R-Studio (free open source software) before attending the course. Course content: Familiarize with the RStudio interface, Basic R operations and functions, Loading packages and importing external data, Introduction to data manipulation with packages - dplyr, Introduction to data visualization – base R and ggplot2, regression Simple linear regression functions and summary statistics.
Outcomes:
Date: 6 July to 8 July 2026 (3 hours/day – Online Zoom Meeting).
Registration Fee: R2500 and R2000 for students.00 (Submit proof of payment to info@centreforecology.co.za before 1st July 2026).
Course Conveyers:
Ms Muluvhahothe M.M. (Ph. Cand. Zoology)
Dr. Ramulifho P.A. (SACNASP Registered)