Facilitator: Dr Victoria Goodall completed her BSc (Mathematical Statistics and Mathematics), BSc Hons and MSc (Mathematical Statistics) at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Her PhD was completed at the Department of Statistics, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and investigated the application of various statistical methods to the GPS locations obtained for sable antelope, buffalo and zebra in the Kruger National Park. She is currently a Research Associate affiliated with the Nelson Mandela University Department of Statistics and she is a member of the Centre for African Conservation Ecology and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research Centre at Nelson Mandela University.

 

Target Group: Postgraduate students, in particular........

 

The following topics will be covered with practical applications in R:

  • Introduction to data analysis and probability
  • Samples and estimation
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Correlation and regression analysis
  • Introduction to Analysis of Variance

Requirements: Details on installing the necessary software before the course will be emailed to all participants.

 

 


This workshop is funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) through the University Capacity Development Grant (UCDG)

 

Workshop Information

Date:
Cancelled until further notice

Time:
08h30-16h00

Platform:
Online via Zoom

Registration:
Registration is now closed for this workshop. 


Please note: Only 20 participants can be accommodated at this workshop

 

Enquiries: Jadine Januarie