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Statistics - Advanced Programming in R
Royal Statistical Society

15 to 18 December 2026 -Certificate of attendance included!

Summary

Price
£762 - £1,002 inc VAT
Study method
Online + live classes
Duration
4 days · Part-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Certificate of attendance - Free
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

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Dates

Start date
End date
15/12/2026
18/12/2026
Additional info: Run over 4 afternoons, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Overview

This course will run over 4 afternoons. It is an intensive course on advanced aspects of R programming, it will be held on 16 to 19 December 2025 and 15 to 18 December 2026

This workshop is primarily aimed at R users who do not have a formal background in computing. The course will be a mixture of lectures and computer practicals and will cover conditional programming structures, functional programming, S3 and S4 objects.

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Description

This is an intensive course on advanced aspects of R programming. This workshop is primarily aimed at R users who do not have a formal background in computing. The course will be a mixture of lectures and computer practicals and will cover conditional programming structures, functional programming, S3 and S4 objects.

Learning Outcomes

  • An understanding of object orientated programming.
  • Appreciate the fundamental differences between the S3 and S4 object systems.
  • Be able to create S3, S4 and reference objects with associated methods.
  • An understanding of R environments and how they can be leveraged to form function closures.
  • An appreciation of when it is appropriate to use different object types.

Topics Covered

  • An overview of object orientated programming.
  • Anonymous functions.
  • Returning functions (closures).
  • Passing functions as arguments.
  • The R environment.
  • The S3 and S4 object structures.
  • Reference objects and mutable states.
  • Object methods and generic functions.

Who is this course for?

The course will be of interest to anyone who uses R, in particular those who want to develop their computer skills to cover more advanced topics. This course would be useful for participants who do not have a formal background in programming.

Requirements

Delegates are expected to have a laptop with the R software installed.

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