Statistics courses
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Here are some of the comments from people who have done one of our
courses.
- I did not realize that statistics can be fun.
- I wish I had done this course 10 years earlier.
- I need to rewrite all my papers.
- Can you come back for another course?
- I like your step by step didactical approach.
Not many people enjoy statistics; our course participants did! Well, in
as far as statistics can be enjoyed. We will throw protocols and flow charts
at you, plus a certain amount of humor. We don't use toy data, but real
data.
We have been in nearly every country in Europe for courses. From the warm
south (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece) to the cold north (Norway, Sweden, Finland,
Lithuania). From the west (Ireland) to the east (Bulgaria). We have also
been in the United Arabic Emirates, Mexico, Canada, and in the extreme south,
Argentina and New Zealand.
All in all we have educated about 7000 ecologist. We have revisited some
institutes more than 10 times. Various institutes run 2 courses per year. Some of our courses are part of national or EU
funded MSc or PhD programmes. Other courses were funded by UNESCO or were
part of EU projects.
The course instructors are a statistician (Dr. Alain Zuur) and a
biologist (Dr. Elena Ieno). Our biological and statistical backgrounds
ensure a lively and enjoyable interaction with our participants. One of our
strong points is that we can explain statistics in an understandable
language.
Unfortunately, we cannot teach you everything in one
week. We can entertain you for about 25 days;
should you wish to do so. We provide a series of courses, see the table
below.
|
Course
|
Content
|
Days
|
Pre-knowledge
|
|
1
|
Data
exploration and visualization
with R
|
3
|
-
|
|
2
|
Introduction to R (also available as an online course)
|
3
|
-
|
|
3
|
Data
exploration, regression, GLM and GAM
with R
|
5
|
Basic stats
|
|
4
|
Linear mixed
effects modelling (dealing with heterogeneity,
1-way and 2-way nested
data, temporal)
and GLMM
with R
|
4
|
Courses
2 & 3
|
|
5
|
Zero inflated models and GLMM with R. With introduction to Bayesian
statistics and MCMC in JAGS.
|
4
|
Courses
2 - 4
|
|
6
|
Multivariate analysis
with R
|
5
|
-
|
|
7 |
GAM and GAMM course (with zero inflation and correlation) |
4 |
Courses 2-4 |
In practice people do course 3, followed by course 4 or 5 six or twelve
months later.
Our course material is based on our three Springer books Analyzing Ecological Data
(Zuur et al. 2007), Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with R
(Zuur et al. 2009) and the best-seller A Beginner's Guide to R (Zuur
et al. 2009).

The zero inflated module is taken from Zero Inflated Models and
Generalized Linear Mixed Models with R (Zuur et al.,
2012), and the data exploration and
visualization module comes from a book in preparation with the same title
(Ieno & Zuur, In prep).
Your university library probably has a copy of one of our books. Have a look at the case study chapters; most are
based on data sets from previous course participants and are in fact the
exercises that you will be doing during the course.
Note that during the courses we discuss concepts, and we will avoid the
(limited and isolated) matrix algebra that is in the books.
The
easiest option is to participate in one of the open courses. Alternative,
you can organize an open or in-house course at your institute. In-house
courses are for a pre-set fee, and you decide who participates. With open
courses, you only have to arrange the room; we do the rest.
However, there is a waiting list for new courses of about 12 months. Just
email us if you have any questions.
Yes of course. In general our audience consists of postgraduate
ecologists, and the theory and exercise data sets are relatively easy to
grasp. Occasionally, we get requests to organize a course for a specific
audience. For example, in October 2009 we ran a course for 12 forensic
entomologists at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Frankfurt, Germany.
CSI viewers will know that these folks have quite interesting data sets; but
rather different to what you will find in general statistical textbooks. The
course organizer gave us a couple of data sets which we used as exercise
data during the course, and we changed some of the examples during the
lectures.
Where do we run our courses?
Anywhere. We have given courses in the UK, Portugal, Ireland, Mexico, New
Zealand, Argentina, Italy, The Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Germany,
Lithuania, Norway, Bulgaria, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, etc.
| When |
Where |
Status |
Course |
Remaining seats |
Flyer |
Price |
| 18-22 March, 2013 |
IMARES, The Netherlands |
In-house |
Data exploration, regression, GLM & GAM.
With introduction to R |
- |
- |
- |
| 15-19 April, 2013 |
IMARES, The Netherlands |
In-house |
Mixed effects modelling |
- |
- |
- |
| 22-26 April, 2013 |
University of Birmingham and the
Environment Agency, Birmingham, UK |
Open |
Data exploration, linear regression, GLM &
GAM in R. With introduction to R. |
0 |
Flyer |
450 GBP + 20% VAT |
| 15 April 2013 |
Online |
Open |
Online R course: A Beginner's Guide to R |
Places available |
Flyer |
300 Euro |
| 13-16 May, 2013 |
Elche, Alicante, Spain |
Open |
Introduction to zero inflation and GLMM. |
0 |
Flyer |
595 Euro |
| 27-31 May, 2013 |
Parks Canada, Banff, Canada |
Open |
Introduction to linear mixed effects
modelling and GLMM course. |
0 |
Flyer |
800 CAD |
| 10-13 June, 2013 |
SAMS, Oban, Scotland |
Open |
Beginner's Guide to MCMC, GLM and GAM |
2 |
Flyer |
575 GBP + 20%VAT |
| 26-30 August, 2013 |
Edmonton, Canada |
Open |
Data exploration, linear regression, GLM &
GAM in R. With introduction to R. |
10 |
Flyer |
800 CAD |
| 7-11 October, 2013 |
NIOZ, The Netherlands |
In-house |
TBA |
0 |
- |
- |
| 14-18 October, 2013 |
IMR, Bergen, Norway |
In-house |
TBA |
0 |
- |
- |
| 28 October - 1 November, 2013 |
UMB, Norway |
In-house |
Introduction to linear mixed effects
modelling and GLMM |
|
- |
- |
| 11-15 November, 2013 |
NIOZ, The Netherlands |
In-house |
TBA |
0 |
- |
- |
| 2-6 December, 2013 |
IMR, Bergen, Norway |
In-house |
|
0 |
|
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| |
|
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| March 2014 |
Klaipeda, Lithuania |
Open |
Multivariate analysis with introduction to
R |
Not open for registration
yet |
|
600-650 Euro |
| 3-7 February, 2014 |
University of Coimbra,
Coimbra,
Portugal |
Open |
Data exploration, linear regression, GLM &
GAM in R. With introduction to R. |
Not open for registration
yet |
Flyer |
600 - 650 Euro |
| 10-13 February, 2014 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
Open |
Introduction to linear mixed effects
modelling and GLMM course. |
Not open for registration
yet |
|
550 Euro |
| April 2013 |
Online |
Open |
Online follow-up course
for participants who have attended our data exploration, regression,
GLM & GAM course in R. |
Email to register |
Flyer |
100 GBP |
| |
Elche, Alicante, Spain |
Open |
Coming in 2014: 4-day GAM and GAMM course
(with random effects, zero inflation, and correlation) |
|
|
1,000 Euros |
See below for terms and conditions.
To register for an open course, please contact us by email
(highstat@highstat.com). We need
to know your name and address for the invoice and which course you would
like to
attend. Please read the terms and conditions below before registering.
Terms and conditions:
- All fees
are payable 6 weeks in advance and no admission to the course will be
permitted until payment has been received.
- Course literature and software
is copyright protected and may not be reproduced or distributed without
permission.
- The course content might be modified or improved prior to the
course start date.
- In most courses, we are able to cover all advertised modules.
Unexpected factors like power cuts, food poissoning, airline strikes
etc. may slow us down. Occasionally the numerical knowledge of the
participants is slightly lower than expected. We will do our best to
cover all modules, but sometimes this is not possible. No refund will be
given if we cannot cover all modules.
- Accommodation is not included as part of the course fee
and participants are expected to make their own arrangements.
- Refunds
(after deducting a 15% bank and administration fee) will only be given if a
place is cancelled at least 6 weeks before the start date of the course.
- A
course participant can be substituted at any time before the start of the
course.
- We reserve the right to cancel any course without liability other
than a refund of the full course fee.
- Unfortunately, we cannot assist with
VISA application.
- The courses are designed for biologists and we will only
discuss concepts; no detailed mathematics. As such, these courses are less
suitable for statisticians who wish to learn all the mathematical details.
The calendar below shows where we have been, are and will be.
Here is a list of past, present and future courses. We have seen a lot of
people and it was (is) great fun!
2010
- January 2010: In-house PhD course University of Aberdeen, UK.
- February 2010: Open course: regression, GLM & GAM. Dep. Zoologia da
Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra. Portugal.
- February 2010: Open course mixed effects modelling course in
Balmedie, UK. Organised by Highland Statistics Ltd.
- March 2010: In-house course at the University of Hamburg, Germany.
- April 2010: In-house course at NIOZ, The Netherlands.
- April 2010: In-house course at the University of Helsinki, Finland
- May 2010: In-house course at the University in Ciudad Real, Spain
- May 2010: Open mixed effects modelling course in Coimbra, Portugal
- May 2010: In-house course at the University of the Azores, Portugal
- June 2010: In-house course at FEM, Italy
- August 2010: Open regression & GLM course in Norwich, UK
- August 2010: In-house mixed effects modelling course at IEO, Vigo,
Spain
- September 2010: In-house regression, GLM course at UCC, Cork,
Ireland.
- October 2010: In-house course regression, GLM & GAM at IMR, Norway
- October 2010: In-house course regression, GLM & GAM at NIOZ, The
Netherlands
- November 2010: In-house R course at IMR, Norway
- November 2010: In-house data visualisation course at IMR, Norway.
- November 2010: Open R course in Evora, Portugal
- November 2010: Open zero inflation course in Evora, Portugal
- December 2010: In-house data exploration, regression, GLM, GAM and
mixed modelling course at NIOZ, The Nehterlands (8 days).
2009
- January: In-house PhD course University of Aberdeen, UK.
- January: Two in-house courses at IMARES, IJmuiden, The Netherlands
- February 2009: In-house course at CSL, York, UK
- February 2009: Open course:
regression, GLM & GAM. Dep. Zoologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra.
Portugal.
- March 2009: Two in-house courses at National Avian Research
Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- April 2009: In-house course at NIWA, Auckland, New
Zealand April/May 2009: Three courses at Cawthron, Nelson, New Zealand
- June
2009: In-house course at AZTI, Spain
- June 2009: In-house course Instituto de
Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (Ciudad Real).
- July 2009: In-house
course at University of York, UK
- August 2009: In-house course at IMR,
Bergen, Norway
- September 2009: In-house course at UCC, Cork, Ireland.
- September/October 2009: Open course: Statistics in forensic entomology,
Zentrum der Rechtsmedizin, Frankfort am Main, Germany.
- November 2009:
In-house course at NIOZ
- November 2009: In-house course at IMR, Tromso,
Norway
- December 2010: Course in Vigo
- December 2011: Course in Newburgh, UK
2008
- January 2008: In-house PhD course University of Aberdeen, UK.
- February
2008: In-house SPSS course University of York, UK.
- February 2008: In-house
mixed modelling, GLMM and GAMM course at IMARES, The Netherlands.
- March
2008: Open course: regression, GLM & GAM. Dep. Zoologia da Universidade de
Coimbra, Coimbra. Portugal.
- March 2008: In-house regression GLM & GAM
course, University of York, UK.
- April 2008: In-house time series course,
IMR, Bergen, Norway.
- April 2008: Open course mixed modelling, GLMM and GAMM,
Newburgh, UK
- May 2008: In-house ECOSUMMER training course.
- May 2008: In-house course at CSL in York, UK.
- June 2008:
In-house course: Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (Ciudad
Real).
- July 2008: In-house regression, GLM & GAM course, AZTI, Spain.
- July
2008: Summer School "Statistics in Biology", Institute of Oceanology,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Varna, Bulgaria.
- September 2008: Open
course: Regression and mixed modelling course, CSC, Helsinki, Finland
- September 2008: In-house mixed modelling course at UCC, Cork, Ireland.
- October 2008: In-house time series course at IMR, Bergen.
- October 2008: MSc
course at Aberdeen Univertsity.
- November 2008: In-house course, University
of York, UK.
- November 2008: In-house course for BioChange students, Galway,
Ireland
- December 2008: In-house R course at IMR, Bergen, Norway.
2007
- February
2007: In-house course NIOZ, Holland.
- February 2007: In-house course Evora,
Portugal.
- February 2007: In-house course Marine Laboratory, UK.
- March 2007:
In-house course Marine Laboratory, UK.
- March 2007: In-house course NIOZ,
Holland.
- March 2007: In-house course Newcastle University.
- April 2007: Open
course regression, GLM & GAM course, Newburgh, UK.
- May 2007: Open course
mixed modelling, GLMM and GAMM, Newburgh, UK.
- May 2007: R course at SAMS,
Oban, UK.
- May 2007: Marie-Cure training course in Greece:
ECOSUMMER training course
- June 2007: UNESCO funded course in Sofia, Bulgaria. Subject: regression, GLM
& GAM.
- August 2007: In-house R course in Vigo.
- September 2007: In-house
course at SAMS, Oban, UK. Subject: Linear mixed modelling and additive mixed
modeling with emphasis on temporal correlation.
- September 2007: In-house
course Zoology department in Cork, Ireland.
- October 2007: OPEN course: Mixed
modeling, Newburgh, UK.
- October 2007: In-house course for MSc students at
the University of Aberdeen, UK.
- October/November 2007: In-house time series
analysis course at IMARES, The Netherlands.
- November 2007: OPEN course;
Mexico (a series of 2 courses).
- Instituto de Oceanografia, Faculdade de
Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal (2x)
2006 - 2002
- Zoology department in Cork,
Ireland.
- As part of a Marie-Cure training site: Course in Vigo, Spain:
ECOSUMMER training course
- Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina and Agenzia Regionale per la
Protezione Ambientale della Toscana, Livorno, Italy.
- Universidad Nacional
de Mar del Plata, Argentina. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK (7x).
- Newburgh, UK (5x). Also with
Professor Ian T. Jolliffe as guest lecture. Faro, Portugal (4x).
- AWI,
Helgoland, Germany. Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Centro de Informática,
Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal.
- CNR-ISMAR, Ancona, Italy. Marine
Institute, Ireland (4x).
- CORPI, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
- Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Central Science
Laboratory, York, UK (4x).
- FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, UK (3x). Course
as part of the EU WESTHER project at the 'Institut fuer Seefischerei
Hamburg', Germany.
- FIMR, Helsinki, Finland.