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Teaching data analysis to life scientists using “R” statistical software: Challenges, opportunities, and effective methods (2023)
Book Chapter
Mirra, R. M., Vafidis, J., Smith, J. A., & Thomas, R. J. (2023). Teaching data analysis to life scientists using “R” statistical software: Challenges, opportunities, and effective methods. In Teaching Biostatistics in Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (167-187). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26010-0_12

Data analysis is one of the most important and empowering transferable skills that a scientist can possess; yet many life scientists find statistics a daunting subject that they perceive as difficult to master. In this paper, we reflect on our experi... Read More about Teaching data analysis to life scientists using “R” statistical software: Challenges, opportunities, and effective methods.

Climate change and insectivore ecology (2019)
Book Chapter
Vafidis, J., Smith, J., & Thomas, R. (2019). Climate change and insectivore ecology. In Encyclopaedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0028030

The impacts of climate change on natural populations are only beginning to be understood. Although some important changes are already occurring, in the future these are predicted to be more substantial and of greater ecological significance. Insects... Read More about Climate change and insectivore ecology.