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**Title**: Empirical Software Engineering with R\\
**Proposer**: [[2014:Derek Jones]]\\
**Type**: Preconference Tutorial\\
**Duration**: 360 mins\\
**Description**: \\
A hands on tutorial (i.e., 60 min talking, 30 minute problem solving, repeat)
on analyzing software engineering related data using R.  Based on a book I am working, see:
http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2012/06/22/background-to-my-book-project-empirical-software-engineering-with-r/
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Attendee requirements:\\
Able to program fluently in at least one computer language.\\
Basic knowledge of maths, i.e., to GCSE level.\\
Have a laptop with R installed.\\
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Outline of tutorial:\\
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Basic introduction to statistical ideas.\\
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Introduction to R\\
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Comparing two or more sets of measurements\\
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Lunch\\
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Building a regression model\\
- Linear models\\
- Nonlinear models\\
- Generalized models\\
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Time series data\\
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Analyzing survival data\\
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