Sydney Users of R Forum (SURF)

We will be meeting monthly to:

hear talks on R-related topics
sharing knowledge and experience
provide R beginners with an opportunity to meet more experienced users
discover the power of R as a serious, general and industrial strength data mining, analysis, visualisation and reporting tool, for use in commerce, government and other fields
see case studies of real-life R applications in industry
disocover related commodity, open source and free tools
meet experts in specific R packages, techniques and applications

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Recent Meetups

November 22, 2011 at 5:30 PM, 26 SURFers attended
Interactive graphics with R
They rated it 4.004 (4 ratings)

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The presentation was interesting and I am sure the package will be very valuable. ...

—Elena Yusupova

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The talk of the tax guy was too short and the graphic presentation was 3 years too early.

—Avner Ottensooser
November 7, 2011 at 5:30 PM, 10 SURFers attended
Elements of Statistical Learning - Chapter 7
They rated it 4.002 (2 ratings)

Suggestions for an alternative venue welcome.
October 31, 2011 at 7:30 PM, 17 SURFers attended
suRf dinner with Hadley Wickham in Pyrmont after his presentation
They rated it 4.502 (2 ratings)

Expression of interest to join us all for dinner after Hadley's talk. We'll most likely go to a pub - so you can come for drink or a bite to eat. Setting this event up... Learn more
October 31, 2011 at 5:45 PM, 16 SURFers attended
REMOTE SESSION for Tidy data - with Hadley Wickham
They rated it 4.004 (4 ratings)

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Great way to attend the session when unable to physically be at Pyrmont.

—Cecilia

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The presentation was mainly on data tidy up using R. ...

—Gurusingham Sathiyandra
October 31, 2011 at 5:30 PM, 34 SURFers attended
Tidy data - with Hadley Wickham-R developer/Assistant Professor @Rice University
They rated it 5.004 (4 ratings)

For our October meeting, Hadley Wickham (Developer of several graphic packages in R) will speak to our group about 'Tidy data' It's often said that 80% of the effort... Learn more

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