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R/S+ Fundamentals and Programming Techniques
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S-PLUS / R: Fundamentals and Programming Techniques
This two-day beginner to intermediate R/S-plus course focuses on a broad spectrum of topics, from reading raw data to a comparison of R and S. We will learn the essentials of data manipulation, graphical visualization and R/S-plus programming. We will explore statistical data analysis tools,including graphics with data sets. How to enhance your plots, build your own packages (librairies) and connect via ODBC,etc
The course will give beginners a strong foundation for becoming a versatile programmer, and will expose experienced users to skills that make a better programmer.
Benefits
bullet develop code with high standards
bullet use the graphical features of the software to explore data
bullet perform statistics and fit regression models
bullet connecting
Course Topics

Day 1

bullet An Overview of the System: Installation and Demonstration
bullet Data Manipulation and Graphics
bullet Using Lattice Graphics
bullet Enhancing Plots
bullet Using High-level Plotting Functions
bullet A Comparison of R and S-PLUS
bullet Complementing and Extending SAS
bullet Using R/S Help 
bullet Understanding the Packages/Libraries System
bullet Writing Functions

Day 2

bullet Avoiding Loops
bullet Vectorization
bullet Statistical Modeling
bullet Data Mining
bullet Project Management
bullet Techniques for Effective use of the System
bullet Building and Distributing Packages (libraries)
bullet Connecting the System to External Data Sources
bullet Online Resources 
bullet Hands-on Examples 
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 examples, exercises used on the course.
Duration and Prerequisites

Duration: 2 days

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

bullet use a keyboard
bullet running software under windows and/or unix environment
bullet knowledge of basic statistics

Interested in our training? Please email the

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