Name of session: Teaching Statistics Using R in Psychology and Biology
Description: Nicole Sorhagen and Christopher Stieha will discuss teaching statistics and using the statistical programming language R in their disciplines. Nicole teaches statistics and experimental design in Psychology, and Chris teaches statistics and mathematical modeling in Biology. They will discuss their decisions behind choosing R, the benefits of using Open Source, and working with students’ fear of math.
Panelists: Dr. Nicole Sorhagen and Dr. Chris Stieha