We would like to announce the following course: *Introduction to Statistical Analysis and Programming in R* EMBL Heidelberg, 28-29 March 2010 - Computer Training Lab This course is addressed at beginners with some experience in programming who want to learn using R for the analysis and visualization of their own data. It will cover the basics of the R language, as well as practical usage of statistical methods. The Online Application Forms are available here: http://training.embl.org/reg/index.php?sid=67862&newtest=Y&lang=en Application Deadline - 10 March 2010 Course fees are 300 EUR including lunch and coffee breaks. See below for payment details. Content: Introduction Data types, functions, classes and methods Data import and export Graphics Inferential statistics (classical tests) Linear models and generalized linear models Classification and cluster analysis Programming: Functions, debugging, efficiency, packages Interlaguage interfaces Lecturers: Dr. Bettina Gr?n, Wirtschaftsuniversit?t Wien Dr. Theresa Scharl, Technische Universit?t Wien und Universit?t f?r Bodenkultur Wien Time table: Monday 29-03-2010 09:00 - 10:30 Introduction to R I Break 11:00 - 12:30 Introduction to R II Lunch 14:00 - 15:30 Graphics Break 16:00 - 17:30 Uni- and bivariate descriptive statistics and inference Tuesday 30-03-2010 09:00 - 10:30 Linear models and generalized linear models Break 11:00 - 12:30 Classification and cluster analysis Lunch 14:00 - 15:30 Functions, debugging, efficiency, packages Break 16:00 - 17:30 Interlaguage interfaces ----------------------------------- Please pay by Bank Transfer and quote the following text: FC 18087 - R-COURSE - FIRSTNAME LASTNAME Bank: EMBL Dresdner Bank AG Bank Account: 4 652 51400 Bank Code (BLZ): 672 800 51 For International Transfers: Bank: EMBL Dresdner Bank AG SWIFT/BIC: DRES DE FF672 IBAN: DE41 6728 0051 0465 2514 00 Students should bring their laptops. Please note that registrations for this course are DEFINITIVE, unjustified cancellations after the application deadline may cause the application of the full registration fee (unless a replacement candidate can be found). Candidates will be selected in the order of applications received. Further questions please direct to eicat at embl.de. Best regards, Wolfgang Huber Matthias Haury ________________________ Wolfgang Huber EMBL http://www.embl.de/research/units/genome_biology/huber/contact ________________________ Dr. Matthias Haury Coordinating Manager EMBL International Centre for Advanced Training (EICAT) European Molecular Biology Laboratory Meyerhofstr. 1 D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 6221 387 8393 Email: haury at embl.de http://www.embl.org/training