R is an open source programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. R has an estimated one million users worldwide, and its user base is growing. While most commonly used within academia, in fields such as computational biology and applied statistics, it is gaining currency in commercial areas such as quantitative finance and business intelligence.

Among R's strengths as a language are its powerful built-in tools for inferential statistics, its compact modeling syntax, its data visualization capabilities, and its ease of connectivity with persistent data stores (from databases to flatfiles).

In addition, R is open source nature and extensible via add-on "packages" allowing it to keep up with the leading edge in academic research.

For all its strengths, though, R has an admittedly steep learning curve; the first steps towards learning and using R can be challenging.

This DC R Users Group is dedicated to bringing together area practitioners of R to exchange knowledge, inspire new users, and spur the adoption of R for innovative research and commercial applications.

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    Naser Hdieb Naser Hdieb joined
    Yesterday at 8:23 PM
    Naser Hdieb
    "Hi my name is Naser Hdieb, I am PhD student at VT and I am taking and R class this sem. and I was refered to the group."
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    amk amk joined
    Sunday at 11:17 AM
    amk
    "A web developer, trying to learn more about data analysis and statistics."
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    Clark Burdick Clark Burdick wrote a group review
    Saturday at 9:18 AM
    Clark Burdick
    "Excellent group, very friendly and helpful. Will definitely attend future events."
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    Clark Burdick Clark Burdick attended R Lightning Talks
    Saturday at 9:18 AM
    Clark Burdick

    "The lightning talks were excellent"

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    mark S mark S attended R Lightning Talks
    Friday at 6:36 PM
    mark S

    "good variety of topics, most were well presented."

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    Andrew Conklin Andrew Conklin wrote a group review
    Friday at 4:05 PM
    Andrew Conklin
    "I'm fond of this group because their nature is so academic and statistically driven, yet there's periodic moments with visually artistic results. Most of the speakers appear to be in academia or working for small business and startups."
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    Andrew Conklin Andrew Conklin attended R Lightning Talks
    Friday at 4:05 PM
    Andrew Conklin

    "I thoroughly enjoyed the speakers and topics, of which, some were over my head. With my computer science background, I find that feeling of cluelessness to be exciting and challenging."

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    Tomas Larsson Tomas Larsson wrote a group review
    Friday at 2:33 PM
    Tomas Larsson
    "Great!"
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    Sean Murphy Sean Murphy wrote a group review
    Friday at 1:55 PM
    Sean Murphy
    "Fantastic"
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    Sean Murphy Sean Murphy attended R Lightning Talks
    Friday at 1:55 PM
    Sean Murphy

    "Very hight quality speakers, impressively so."

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