"I would like to see a regular meeting of this group. I think its likely to be sustained if we have regular, interesting speakers. I would be willing to give a talk. Most groups take a break for the summer, as attendance is lower, but we could try to…"
Meet with other Philadelphia area users of the R programming language
The Philly UseR Group is aimed at sharing knowledge and experience among users of the R statistical programming environment.
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Wanted: Lightning Talks for January 12th
So far I've got:Me - "Review of The Art of R Programming"Sandra Griffith - "useR! 2011 Highlights"Richard Heiberger and Naomi Robbins - "Design of Plots for Likert and Other Rating Scales"Matthew Wakeman - "Checking out Foursquare Checkins with R"Kyle Bittinger - "Laziness Craziness"See More
Helen Plehn posted a blog postCareer Opportunities at Plehn Analytics
Career Opportunities at Plehn AnalyticsPlehn Analytics supplies unique economic and financial solutions to the financial services industry leveraging U.S. government datasets (IRS, Census, BLS, BEA, Federal Reserve, etc.). Our products provide market segmentation, risk assessment, and intelligence about customers, suppliers, and competitors in order to enable the financial services industry to make more informed decisions. Our clients include hedge funds, investment banks, commercial banks,…See More
Helen Plehn posted a discussionCareer Opportunities at Plehn Analytics
Career Opportunities at Plehn AnalyticsPlehn Analytics supplies unique economic and financial solutions to the financial services industry leveraging U.S. government datasets (IRS, Census, BLS, BEA, Federal Reserve, etc.). Our products provide market segmentation, risk assessment, and intelligence about customers, suppliers, and competitors in order to enable the financial services industry to make more informed decisions. Our clients include hedge funds, investment banks, commercial banks,…See More
PhillyR Meeting March 28 with RStudio's Josh Paulson and JJ Allaire
PhillyR Meeting
Meet Josh Paulson and JJ Allaire from RStudio
March 29th, 2012 @ 7pm
March 28th, 2012 @ 7pm (new date)
3535 Market St. 16th Floor
Conference Room B
Philadelphia, PA
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Guest Speakers
Josh Paulson and JJ Allaire of RStudio
JJ Allaire is the founder of RStudio. He is a software engineer and entrepreneur who has created a wide variety of products including ColdFusion, Windows Live Writer, Lose It!, and RStudio.
Topic
RStudio: The Latest Release
Two members of the RStudio Team (Josh Paulson and JJ Allaire) will present an overview of the product as well as demo the project management, code navigation, and source control features of their recent release. They'll also provide some additional insight into RStudio's design and the motivation behind the project. The team would also like to have a discussion with the group about where the R community wants to see RStudio go in the future.
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Career Opportunities at Plehn Analytics
Career Opportunities at Plehn Analytics
Plehn Analytics supplies unique economic and financial solutions to the financial services industry leveraging U.S. government datasets (IRS, Census, BLS, BEA, Federal Reserve, etc.). Our products provide market segmentation, risk assessment, and intelligence about customers, suppliers, and competitors in order to enable the financial services industry to make more informed decisions. Our clients include hedge funds, investment banks,…
Posted by Helen Plehn on January 2, 2012 at 11:16am
Great Job Available for an R Programmer
We are looking for a full-time (or part-time) R programmer and project manager with basic MySQL and web programming skills. The project involves the collection and analysis of a large set of political, economic, military, technological, and social forecasts made by people all over the country. We need help with both programming and support for a group of professors and students who are developing new methods of aggregating forecasts and analyzing the attributes of good forecasters. If you…
ContinuePosted by Barbara Mellers on October 24, 2011 at 12:47pm
Collaborator needed for an NSF grant
We are looking for a potential collaborator in our application to an NSF grant due in July. The collaborator will help us to arrange short or full course for undergraduate students to learn about bioinformatics and we can take care part or all of the teaching. R needs to be used the teaching program of course. If you, or somebody you know, are interested in it, please email to zhangz@email.chop.edu
Posted by Zhe Zhang on May 23, 2011 at 3:56pm
Teaching Statistics with the Best Statistical Software: Accessing R through Excel, May 24 and May 26
Fox’s Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning’s summer workshop “Teaching Statistics with the Best Statistical Software: Accessing R through Excel” is designed for people who teach or use Statistics in an Excel-based environment. Professor Richard M. Heiberger was selected as a Faculty Mentor for the Future of Instructional Technology during 2010-2011. The workshop shows how to connect Excel data and R analyses in an efficient and time-saving way. Most examples will be… Continue
Posted by Richard Heiberger on May 5, 2011 at 12:43pm
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Wanted: Lightning Talks for January 12th
So far I've got:Me - "Review of The Art of R Programming"Sandra Griffith - "useR! 2011 Highlights"Richard Heiberger and Naomi Robbins - "Design of Plots for Likert and Other Rating Scales"Matthew…Continue
Started by Jeremy Leipzig Jan 4.
Career Opportunities at Plehn Analytics
Career Opportunities at Plehn AnalyticsPlehn Analytics supplies unique economic and financial solutions to the financial services industry leveraging U.S. government datasets (IRS, Census, BLS, BEA,…Continue
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Started by Helen Plehn Jan 2.
Wanted: lightning talks for April 29th 2 Replies
I am looking for lightning speakers for the upcoming meeting! Speakers will be given 5 minutes/15 slides to discuss an R-related topic of their choice. Post here if you are interested in presenting…Continue
Started by Jeremy Leipzig. Last reply by Jeremy Leipzig Mar 27, 2011.
Good news!
My employer, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, has offered meeting space on the 16th floor of 3535 Market St. I think the next step is to choose a date and time that works for most people.Continue
Started by Jeremy Leipzig Feb 4, 2011.
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