Summer School on R @ Athens University of Economics and Business
Monday 23 June 2014 – Friday 27 June 2014, Athens, Greece
Aims of the course
Over the last years, R has become the prevalent statistical computing tool for statisticians worldwide. The aim of this course is to introduce graduate students and professional statisticians to the basic principles of R including modern statistical modeling, classification and Bayesian approaches.
Location
The summer school will be held at the Center of Professional Education of Athens University of Economics. Address: Kefallinias 46 (Κεφαλληνίας), 11251, Athens, Greece; tel. +30-2108203912.
About the AUEB Summer School on R
This Summer School on R is intended for Statistics graduates, M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, junior researchers, lecturers at universities, and professionals working in industry. Participants are expected to have a good background in statistics and a strong interest in statistical computing. Although an introductory session will introduce the basic logic and functions of R, some familiarity with R or at least with statistical computing is desirable.
Lecturers:
Dimitris Fouskakis, National Techical University of Athens, Greece
Dimitris Karlis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Ioannis Kosmidis, University College London, UK.
Ioannis Ntzoufras, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Dimitris Rizopoulos, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Temporary Program
Monday 23 June 2014, 9:00-14:00: Introduction to basic principles of R (type of objects, reading data, for-loops, if-else, functions)
Tuesday 24 June 2014, 9:00-14:00: Linear Regression and GLMs (multiple regression, diagnostics, logistic regression, Poisson Regression)
Wednesday 25 June 2014, 9:00-14:00: Mixed models and survival analysis
Thursday 26 June 2014, 9:00-14:00: Classification in R
Friday 27 June 2014, 9:00-14:00: Bayesian Modeling in R (Basic notions in Bayesian analysis, MCMC, A simple example using WinBUGS and R2BUGS, DIC, Variable selection with BAS, Other R packages)
Registration Fees
Individual registration fees: 300€
Groups of 3 or more persons: 20% discount (240€ per person)
Student Registration fees: 80€
Late Registration Fees (after the given dates) will be charges with an extra charge of 20%
Coffee breaks, a light lunch and teaching material are included in the registration fees.
More details can be found at http://stat-athens.aueb.gr/~R2014/
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