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R /S-PLUS Programming 3: Advanced Techniques and Efficiencies.
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Mexico City 08/12/2010 2 days Pre-Register
San Francisco 08/2/2010 2 days Pre-Register
Seattle 08/9/2010 2 days Pre-Register
New York 08/12/2010 2 days Pre-Register
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Washington, DC 09/23/2010 2 days Pre-Register
Miami 08/23/2010 2 days Pre-Register
R /S-PLUS  Programming  3 :  Advanced  Techniques  and  Efficiencies.  
This course is for R /S-PLUS programmers who prepare data for analysis. The comparisons of manipulation techniques and resource cost benefits are designed to help programmers choose the most appropriate technique for their data situation.
Benefits
bullet Memory Management and Resource Monitoring.
bullet Taking Advantage of Full Vectorization.
bullet Using Fast Objects and Fast Functions.
Course Topics

Day 1

bullet Overview of R /S-PLUS.
bullet Memory Management 
bullet Handling Properly Recursion
bullet The "apply" Family of Functions
bullet Efficient Iteration Computions 
bullet Working with Large Objects.
bullet Resource Monitoring 
bullet Hands-on Examples 

Day 2

bullet Using Fast Objects and Fast Functions.
bullet Taking Advantage of Full Vectorization.
bullet Advanced Manipulation tools: Parse, Deparse, Substitute, etc.
bullet Efficient Code Practices for Large Computations.
bullet Design and Package Efficiently New Functions 
bullet Connecting to External Data Sources
bullet Online Resources for Advanced Programming
 
Course Format
This course consists of a series of short lectures with demonstrations and interactive sessions for the participants. Each student is provided with bound copies of the notes and a CD-ROM containing all example and exercises used on the course.
Duration and Prerequisites

Duration: 2 days

Before attending this course, you should have some basic computer experience:

bullet S-PLUS / R : Programming Essentials
bullet R/S+ Fundamentals and Programming Techniques.

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