XLSolutions Corporation (www.xlsolutions-corp.com) is pleased to announce a three-day R course, "R Fundamentals and Programming Techniques," presented by Professor Doug Bates. This special three-day R course is designed for those who want to learn to write R programs to accomplish typical data-processing tasks, including creating graphics. The course will give beginners a strong foundation for becoming a versatile R programmer, and will expose experienced users to skills that make a better R programmer. R is a freely available implementation of the S language and environment, for statistical computing and graphics similar to the commercial S-PLUS. You can download a copy of R software (Windows, Mac, Unix & Linux) from http://cran.r-project.org. Course Description: This three-day R course focuses on a broad spectrum of topics, from reading raw data to a comparison of R and SAS. We will learn the essentials of data manipulation, graphical visualization and R programming. We will explore statistical data analysis tools, including graphics with data sets from areas such as Finance, Biopharm, manufacturing and E-commerce. However, participants are encouraged to bring their own data for an interactive session with the trainer. Course Outline: Day 1 · An Overview of R: Installation and Demonstration · Data Manipulation and Graphics · A Comparison of R and S-PLUS · How can R Complement SAS? Day 2 · Writing Functions · Data Mining and Statistical Modeling · Case Studies With Data from Participants Day 3 · Project Management · Techniques for Effective use of R · Connecting R to External Data Sources · Enhancing Plots Cost for 3-day course: Chicago - July 18-20, 2001. Commercial $985 Academic $875 (Includes course materials and 90 days Technical Support for R.) Registration: Email Sue Turner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 206-686-1578 x221 Visit us: www.xlsolutions-corp.com/training.htm 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 and software used on the course. Trainer's Background: Douglas Bates is Professor of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and a member of the R Development Core Team. He is co-author of the nonlinear modeling functions in both R and S-PLUS and a co-author of both the R and S-PLUS versions of the nlme package for fitting linear and nonlinear mixed-effects models. He has taught short courses on nonlinear regression and mixed-effects models on many occasions. He is the author with Donald G. Watts of "Nonlinear Regression Analysis and Its Applications" and with Jose C. Pinheiro of "Mixed-effects Models in S and S-PLUS". Share Your Thoughts: Are there any additional topics you would like for this course to address? Would you like for this course to be offered in another city? Please let us know by contributing to our recommendation list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================================ == Three-day 18-20 July R Fundamentals and Programming Techniques. Pre-registration Form (Please email or print and fax: 206-686-1578) XLsolutions Corporation: For your Solutions needs, Consulting and Training. www.xlsolutions-corp.com Title...... First Name ................. Last Name.................... Organization.......................................................... Mailing Address....................................................... ..................................................................... ..................................................................... Zip Code...................... Country............................. Telephone........................... Fax ............................... E-mail................................................................ Payment will be made by: (1) check (2) invoice (3) bank transfer -- Posted from machine3.229.245.64.virtual-space.com [64.245.229.3] (may be forged) via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================