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- Maths
- Statistics
- Quantitative methods
Statistics, Data Analysis. R, SPSS, Python, Java... Former lecturer, and specialist in teaching data science skills to life science students.
- Maths
- Statistics
- Quantitative methods
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About Bruce
Some of my career highlights:
- delivering intensive week courses on R to international MSc students in Reykjavik (2008-2012).
- teaching ecological modelling to Research Council funded PhD students from all over the UK, at the University of Stirling (2013-2017)
- Developing interactive web apps for teaching ecological modelling at the University of Stirling (2017-2020)
- Working with students one-to-one on data analysis and modelling at Aberdeen University (2005-2008), The University of Iceland (2008-2012), and Stirling University (2012-2020)
- Carrying out field work onboard fishing boats and at fish farms in Iceland and Scotland; then developing new methods of analysing our data
- Collaborating with scientists from across Europe researching consequences of climate change to the marine environment on the EU funded ClimeFish project (2016-2020)
- Helping scientists deal with ethical issues relating to data and modelling, such as understanding how power analysis can improve the quality of work with animals, and protecting personal data.
How did I get here?
I started my career with a PhD in Computer Science that focussed on improving error messages for programmers. This led to a position as a Computer Science lecturer (Robert Gordon University 2001-2004) where I revised modules on coding to use modern teaching paradigms and tools that focussed on getting students into the right mind-set. Wanting an opportunity to apply my skills to environmental issues, I then did an MSc in Ecology (University of Aberdeen 2004-2005). This resulted in me working in Marine Ecological Modelling, at the University of Aberdeen (2005-2008), University of Iceland (2008-2012) and University of Stirling (2012-2020), giving me practical experience of the difficulties of planning and carrying out field work as well as broadening my statistical skills. Throughout this part of my career, I used my experience in computer science to help colleagues and students to become better data analysts, computer modellers, and coders. This career has given me a unique mix of computing and ecological skills, an appreciation of the knowledge gaps students often have in working with their own data, and experience of practical limitations of performing fieldwork and experiments. I now work freelance as a tutor and consultant on research projects.
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I am a former university lecturer in both Ecological Modelling, and Computer Science. I specialise in teaching data skills to life science students, especially those with their own data to analyse for dissertations and PhDs.
I want to help you understand the data you will generate in your own project. We will put the theory you learnt in statistics classes into action, and if you struggled to understand that don't panic: I can deliver practical lessons based on your own data to help you understand the theory, and what your results mean to your own research. We will work with the latest tools such as R Studio. I will help with data visualisation, and even developing interactive web apps in R or Javascript. When you need to develop more complex models, I will help you code in R and Python. When it is time to write up, I will help you describe your methods and results clearly.
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Perfect! Absolutely brilliant, Bruce is very organised, thorough, and he explains everything very clearly!
- It will be worthwhile planning out the analysis in R for your next experiment; and repeating work you have already coded in Python for your current data will be a good first step for this. It may also be worthwhile looking again at power analysis (especially if your earlier power analyses have been over-optimistic about the strength of the effects you are measuring).Bruce's response :
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Bruce is very dedicated and very efficient at his job. I had few sessions with him and he helped me with spss. My math and computing skills aren't that great, but he helped me to gain very good grades . I leterely passed from having 18% in my tests to having 97% , I am very grateful to Bruce for his patience and for not giving up on me ! I really recommend you Bruce, very efficient explanation and honest price!
I HIGHLY recommend working with Bruce. Bruce has been my stats & R tutor for 3 years, and I don't know what I would have done without him. Not only is he an expert at R and stats, but he's also an incredible teacher. He's patient, helpful, and always adapts to whatever level of knowledge I'm at. He explains things in multiple ways if I'm struggling. I've had lessons where I bring him specific problems that we work on together, or where he prepares a lesson for me to explain new concepts or statistical approaches. Bruce is always professional and super supportive.
Bruce is an amazing tutor and one of the best teachers I've had. You should definitely take classes with him!Bruce is a brilliant, competent and excellent tutor. Before I started tutoring lessons with Bruce I had no prior knowledge of Health Data Science, however, with his help, I was able to understand what Health Data Science was all about and how it works. He was also very kind and patient and gave me lots of sessions throughout the duration of my three week course. Therefore, I would highly recommend him as a tutor.
As someone who started a PhD with virtually no coding and statistical skills I was terrified of the mountain I'd have to climb. By the end I was proficiently using R to make neat graphs, maps and statistical models. All of this comes down to the invaluable support Bruce provided through his patient and attentive lessons. Whether you are adept at stats and code and simply need to bounce ideas or you are a novice like me and need to start from the beginning, Bruce will find a way to get you where you want to be - and you'll have some cool looking analyses and graphs to show for it!
I know Bruce when I was studying for my university Java coding exam. Before I met Bruce I was barely hitting 10% and needed a minimum of 30% to pass. After tutoring with Bruce for a few months I gained an amazing confidence towards coding and Bruce was able to explain to me what each coding area meant and how to improve if needed.
Bruce really did have amazing patience with me and especially the days when I was struggling the most! He was always on hand to help when I got stuck, even on the days we didn’t have a lesson. I ended up getting 72% in my exam and was over the moon with this, I couldn’t thank Bruce enough for helping me pass and I will definitely be booking in with Bruce with my new university coding help.View more recommendations
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