Welcome to the Statistics sections of this guide!
Here you can find some useful information and training relating to the statistical treatment of data, which will be essential for your project.
Statistics can be challenging, but they are the essential tool to quantitatively test a working a hypothesis.
Here you can find some material to introduce you to the essential tools you will need to carry out your project such as:
1) Data representation
2) Replication and pseudoreplication
3) Hypothesis testing
4) Elements of evidence based medicine
Francesco Tamagnini
Below are some slides which summarise Elements of statistics which you may find useful.
These are the slides from a lecture on Evidence based medicine which you might find useful.
These are the files you will need to run the workshop (the link of which is in the tab on the right).
To run the workshop, you will need to have Excel and SPSS installed on your PC.
You can download SPSS from APPS ANYWHERE (for free).
Prism is a tool for statistical analysis and creating graphs which has been designed for scientific research data. It helps you organise your data effectively, select appropriate sample sizes, and perform the right analysis.
The University does not have a subscription or offer support on its use. It is available for a free 30 day trial.
Statistics explained by 
Statistics: a gentle introduction by 
Using statistics by 
Making sense of statistics : a non-mathematical approach by 
Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists by 
Maths & stats : for the life and medical sciences by 
Introduction to Statistics for Biology by There are a large number of books on 'R' in the Library. They are mostly located on the 2nd Floor at 519.502855369-R. Here are a selection of titles.
R Cookbook by 
R in Action by 
A Survivor's Guide to R: an introduction for the uninitiated and the unnerved by 