You can also try the R for SAS and SPSS users at
http://rforsasandspssusers.com/

in case you are an existing user of analytics software...its quite user
friendly.

Regards,

Ajay

www.decisionstats.com

Douglas MacArthur  - "We are not retreating - we are advancing in another
direction."

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Simon Pickett <simon.pickett@bto.org>wrote:

> R is not as daunting as it first seems and you might get by without having
> to get formal training.
>
> Speaking as someone who taught themselves to use R for statistics, graphics
> and data manipulation, I found that the "Introduction to R" book (the small
> yellow one) and the numerous pdfs available online are fantastic and walk
> you through the very basics (the one by Emanuel Paradis is excellent).
>
> So, as long as you can read and understand English there are alot of free
> resources out there (maybe there are some of these already translated to
> other languages, I dont know).
>
> It is a steep learning curve, but once you get to grips with the basics,
> I've found that I can find out everything else I need to know by searching
> these archives...
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Simon Pickett.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uwe Ligges" <
> ligges@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> To: "xavier ordoñez" <rlistxavor@gmail.com>
> Cc: "R help" <R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch>
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [R] I need course in R
>
>
>
>
>>
>> xavier ordoñez wrote:
>>
>>> I am interested to take a course in R. Someone know of some course in
>>> europe
>>> for the first semester of the next year?.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, some, but hard to suggest commercial companies or universities and
>> certain courses, because it  depends on so many facts:
>>
>> - the languages you understand
>> - the European regions that are fine for you to travel to
>> - the level and kind of R stuff you expect in the course (basics,
>> applications in a certain field, or "just" programming)
>> - your a priori knowledge about statistics
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Uwe Ligges
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Happy Year
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Xavier
>>>
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