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Title: Empirical Software Engineering with R
Proposer: 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/
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.
Outline of tutorial:
Basic introduction to statistical ideas.
Introduction to R
Comparing two or more sets of measurements
Lunch
Building a regression model
Linear models\\ Nonlinear models\\ Generalized models\\
Time series data
Analyzing survival data