Analysing Respondent Attitudes from Surveys in R
Wildlife management decisions are rarely settled by ecological data alone. They live or die in the messy human world of competing values. Understanding what people think and why is as much a scientific skill as counting animals in a field. This tutorial walks you through quantitative analysis of a real attitude survey, using R. Background and Learning Objectives The ecological context The Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) is a subspecies endemic to Ireland — found nowhere else on Earth. It has been present since before the last Ice Age, making it one of the island’s oldest residents and a genuine conservation priority. ...