R help - Sep 2006 - October R/Splus course @ 3 locations *** R/Splus Fundamentals and Programming Techniques

XLSolutions Corporation (www.xlsolutions-corp.com) is proud to
announce our 2-day October 2006 "R/S-plus Fundamentals and Programming
Techniques" : www.xlsolutions-corp.com/Rfund.htm

*** Washington DC / October 12-13, 2006
*** Seattle Wa  / October 19-20
*** San Francisco / October 26-27      

Reserve your seat now at the early bird rates! Payment due AFTER
the class

Course Description:

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.
We will perform some statistical modeling and fit linear regression
models. Participants are encouraged to bring data for interactive
sessions

With the following outline:

- An Overview of R and S
- Data Manipulation and Graphics
- Using Lattice Graphics
- A Comparison of R and S-Plus
- How can R Complement SAS?
- Writing Functions
- Avoiding Loops
- Vectorization
- Statistical Modeling
- Project Management
- Techniques for Effective use of R and S
- Enhancing Plots
- Using High-level Plotting Functions
- Building and Distributing Packages (libraries)
- Connecting; ODBC, Rweb, Orca via sockets and via Rjava


Email us for group discounts.
Email Sue Turner: sue at xlsolutions-corp.com
Phone: 206-686-1578
Visit us: www.xlsolutions-corp.com/training.htm
Please let us know if you and your colleagues are interested in this
classto take advantage of group discount. Register now to secure your
seat!

Interested in R/Splus Advanced course? email us.


Cheers,
Elvis Miller, PhD
Manager Training.
XLSolutions Corporation
206 686 1578
www.xlsolutions-corp.com
elvis at xlsolutions-corp.com