S-PLUS Essentials
| Dates Offered: |
11-13 November |
| Place: |
Insightful
Switzerland
Steinentorstrasse 30
CH-4051 Basel
Tel: +41 61 717 93 40
Fax: +41 61 717 93 41
info.ch@insightful.com
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| Hours: |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Course Fees: |
| EURO Commercial |
€ 1,600 + VAT |
| EURO Academic |
€ 800 + VAT |
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| CHF Commercial |
CHF 2,500 + VAT |
| CHF Academic |
CHF 1,200 + VAT |
Lunch is included |
| Information: |
Delegates requiring overnight accomodations in Basel
are recommended to contact info.ch@insightful.com. |
Course Description
S-PLUS Essentials is a hands-on training course that covers a broad spectrum of topics from importing data to fitting statistical models. At the conclusion of the course the student will have a working knowledge of the S-language. Both traditional and trellis graphs will be explored. In addition to function writing in the context of graphing and statistics, the course will present tools for organising your S-PLUS work. Whilst the material is presented in the Windows environment, references to UNIX/Linux are made where appropriate.
Course Objectives
Upon completing the S-PLUS Essentials course participants will
- Have a working knowledge of the S-language, including data structures, functions and operators
- Know how to organize and manage their S-PLUS work
- Know how to import and export data from a variety of sources
- Know how to create and customize graphics
- Know how to write basic functions
- Know how to carry out statistical analysis, including linear models, ANOVA and summary statistics
Course Outline
Day 1 - Basics
- About Insightful, Resources
- S-PLUS Overview
- The S-PLUS Workbench
- Basic Command Syntax
- Data Objects
Day 2 – Data Import/Export, Functions and Basic Graphics
- Functions and Operators
- Data Import/Export
- Traditional Graphics
- Introduction to Function Writing
Day 3 – Advanced Graphics and Working with Data
- Trellis Graphics
- Working with Data
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