Prologue

This document constitutes the manual for the course on Introductio to spatial statistics with R (111019-1718) of the European Master’s Degree in Forestry.

This course covers the basics of R usage, an introduction to plotting and mapping and the essential concepts of spatial data management and modeling. The course focuses on several regression and classification algorithms (Multiple Linear Regression, Generalized Linear Models, CART and Random Forest), also exploring classic interpolation methods (Inverse Distance Weighting and Kriging).

For any questions regarding the matherials or contents of this manual please contact with rmarcos@eagrof.udl.cat.