S-PLUS Essentials

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.

Please note that this 3-day course does not include teaching about how to use the point-and-click menu system (Graphical User Interface) within S-PLUS. If you would like to learn about the S-PLUS GUI, please contact us.

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