Session 7: R wrap-up
This is an idea that I'm just throwing out there. If folks are interested, great; if not, NBD. We don't need to decided whether we'll do this or precisely what we'll cover until later in the course. -- AustinFrank DateTime(2008-05-20T20:27:46Z)
Following our mini-course on regression methods in R, it may be useful to dive into some more advanced topics in R. I'm listing some ideas here, but this meeting can really be used for whatever people think is useful.
Topics
Simulation, sampling, and prediction
MCMCpack
HPDint()
simulate(), predict()
Graphics
- Basic graphics
plot(), lines(), curve(), etc.
- Trellis graphics
xyplot(), dotplot, barchart(), etc. BR custom panel functions
ggplot2 graphics
qplot(), aes(), ggplot(), etc.
Database backends
DBI
RSQLiteDF
Data manipulation
Reshape
melt(), cast(), recast()
Authoring with R
- RWeave
Interfacing with external samplers
RBugs
RJags