[BBC] COURSE: Introduction to R (19-21 September, 2016) at Maastricht University

[Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT)]

COURSE: Introduction to R (19-21 September, 2016) at Maastricht University   

Three-day course on R, the free and open-source software environment for statistical computing and graphics, covering the following topics:   

* history and introduction to R   
* data structures, functions, basic arithmetic, data manipulation   
* working with data and command files   
* data inspection and summary statistics   
* graphs, plots, and tabulations   
* statistical methods: continuous data   
* statistical methods: categorical and time-to-event data   
* finding, installing, and loading additional packages   
* programming structures and flow control   
* generating random data and Monte Carlo simulations   
* generic, method, and user-written functions   
* advanced and miscellaneous topics   

The course is aimed at researchers, (Master and PhD level) students, data analysts/scientists, and essentially anybody interested in learning how to work with R. A mixture of lectures and hands-on exercises is used that provide ample opportunities for practicing the concepts taught.   

Course Dates:          19-21 September, 2016   
Course Location:       Maastricht, the Netherlands   
Registration Deadline: 12 September, 2016   
Course Fee:            600 Euros   

Please see the course website (http://www.wvbauer.com/doku.php/course_r) for more details on the course contents, location, instructors, schedule, and registration information.