[Linux-aus] Courses available to learn the R open source statistical software package

[Linux Australia Secretary]

Hi everyone,

As you might be aware, we're currently partnering with ACSPRI to deliver 
the Linux Australia Member Survey 2013. One of the key reasons we chose 
to partner with ACSPRI was their commitment to open source; their office 
is almost entirely open source, and their training programs are centred 
on open source packages. They are also key contributors to survey 
packages such as LimeSurvey.

To that end, I'd like to make you aware of some of the upcoming training 
courses from ACSPRI on the R statistical and visualisation language, 
which is often used by academics and researchers.
http://www.r-project.org/

*Introduction to R, to R Graphics, and to Reproducible Reporting with R*
https://www.acspri.org.au/node/1129

This course is intended for data analysts and early career researchers 
aiming to establish a solid foundation for lifelong skill development. 
  The emphasis of the course is on gaining or extending familiarity with 
R, on the use of R for simple types of statistical analysis and 
graphical display, on project management, and on the use of RStudio's 
abilities for reproducible recording and reporting of what has been 
achieved.

R is the leading tool for statistics, data analysis, machine 
learning and statistical graphics. It is supported by an active 
community of thousands of developers and contributors, and more than 2 
million users. It has become the environment of choice for the 
implementation of new techniques, with over 2000 modules -- with more 
added every day -- covering the methods of every discipline from 
anthropology to zoology.  Its powerful and innovative graphics abilities 
are an especial attraction.

*Data Analysis, Graphics and Visualisation Using R*
https://www.acspri.org.au/node/1043

This course is intended for data analysts and quantitative 
methods lecturers who currently use proprietary data analysis software 
(eg SPSS, SAS or Stata), and early career researchers aiming to 
establish a solid foundation for lifelong skill development.  The 
emphasis of the course is on hands-on analysis, graphical display, 
and interpretation of data.  An important aim is to give a strong sense 
of the new vistas, especially in data visualization, to which R 
gives access.

R is the leading tool for statistics, data analysis, machine 
learning and statistical graphics. It is supported by an active 
community of thousands of developers and contributors, and more than 2 
million users. It has become the environment of choice for the 
implementation of new techniques, with over 2000 modules -- with more 
added every day -- covering the methods of every discipline from 
anthropology to zoology.  The powerful and innovative graphics abilities 
available in R include the provision of well-designed 
publication-quality plots that can include mathematical symbols and 
formulae.

Further information from info at acspri.org.au

Kind regards,
Kathy

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Kathy Reid
Secretary
Linux Australia

secretary at linux.org.au
http://linux.org.au



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Sydney NSW 2001
Australia

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