[R] XLS***R/Splus Courses in London (England) - July 2002

[Elvis Miller, PhD]

XLSolutions Corporation (www.xlsolutions-corp.com) is pleased 
to announce 2 courses in London (England) this summer: 

**"R/Splus Fundamentals & Programming Techniques"-> July 4-5, 2002 
**"R/Splus Programming Techniques II"-----------------> July 11-12, 2002 

The "Fundamentals & Programming Techniques" course is designed for those who want to learn to write programs to accomplish typical 
data-processing tasks, including creating graphics. This 2-day course 
will give beginners a strong foundation for becoming a 
versatile programmer, and will expose experienced users to skills 
that make a better programmer. 

For Full description see: http://www.xlsolutions-corp.com/Rfund.htm 


**"R/Splus Programming Techniques II"-------------> July 11-12, 2002 

This intermediate level course is recommended for 
statisticians/analysts who have some previous experience 
using R/S-plus and who wish to hone their skills. 
Casual users can "fill in the gaps" of their knowledge 
to make better use of R/S-PLus. 

This course will focus on advanced graphics, Vectorization, 
resource management, connecting to C++, introduction to 
classes and methods (including S4 classes)  and statistical 
modeling. 


Course Outline: 

- Overview of R/S-Plus 
- Comparison of R and S-Plus 
- How can R Complement SAS? 
- Data Manipulation and Graphics 
- Taking advantage of fast objects and fast functions 
- Using Advanced Lattice/Trellis Graphics 
- Enhancing Plots 
- Using High-level Plotting Functions 
- Writing Functions 
- Avoiding Loops 
- Vectorization 
- Statistical Modeling 
- Generalized Linear Models 
- Linear Regression 
- Survival Analysis 
- Parametric Models, etc 
- Project Management 
- Resource Management 
- Techniques for Effective use of R and S 
- Connecting to C++ 
- Introduction to Classes (S4/S-Plus) and Methods 
- Building and Distributing Packages (libraries) 

Price: 

Early-bird Commercial Delegates: £985 
Email us for SPECIAL group academic Delegates fee. 
Payment is due AFTER the class and early-bird ends June 24.


Registration: 

For more information on UK courses please email 
         sabrina Tyson: sabrina.uk at xlsolutions-corp.com 
For informaton on summer 2002 courses in North America please 
email Sue Turner: sue at xlsolutions-corp.com 



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. 



Share Your Thoughts: 

Are there any additional topics you would like for these courses to address? 
Would you like for these courses to be offered in another city? 

Please let us know by contributing to our recommendation list: 
training at xlsolutions-corp.com. 

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Please email the Pre-registration Form (R/S-plus London - July 2002) 
XLsolutions Corporation: For your Solutions needs, Consulting and Training. www.xlsolutions-corp.com 



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