BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250101 TZNAME:UTC TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: \;Monday 1st November - Tuesday 3 0th November 2021 [set days]\nTime: \;09:45 - 12:00 [on set session da ys]\nPresenter: \;Andy Nicholls \;(GSK)\nImportant: \;Please n ote\, this is a 5-week virtual course. \;\n\nWho is this event intende d for? \;This interactive course is aimed at clinical trial statistici ans who are experienced with other software languages (such as SAS) and wo uld like to increase their proficiency in R. The content can also be appli ed more widely in a non-clinical trial context.\nWhat is the benefit of at tending? \;Attendees will learn how to: understand data manipulation i n R\; produce R graphics with ggplot2\; and perform &\; interpret stati stical analyses in R.\nCourse cost\nNB: This course has Earlybird rates av ailable. These are valid for bookings on or before 17:00 on 1st October on ly.\nEarlybird \;Members = £\;320+VAT\nEarlybird \;Non-Member s = £\;445*+VAT\nRegular \;Members = £\;360+VAT\nRegular&nbs p\;Non-Members = £\;485*+VAT\n*Please note: \;Non-Member rates in clude membership for the rest of 2021\, and the entirety of the 2022 calen dar year.\n\nRegistration\n To book your space\, please \;click here.\ nPlease note: There are a limited number of places available for this cour se\, which are in high-demand. Before securing your place\, please ensure you will be able to attend one of the sessions each week - dates can be fo und below.\nOverview\nThis course consists of 5 x 2-hour training sessions run over 5 weeks.\nEach session will be repeated on two mornings per week (09:45am &ndash\; 12:00pm)\, so attendees are able to pick which day they attend each week\, out of the dates provided.\n\nSession 1: Monday 1st No vember or Tuesday 2nd November\nSession 2: Monday 8th November or Tuesday 9th November\nSession 3: Monday 15th November or Tuesday 16th November\nSe ssion 4: Monday 22nd November or Tuesday23rd November\nSession 5: Monday 2 9th November or Tuesday30th November\n\nR is quickly gaining popularity wi thin the pharmaceutical industry due to it being a very powerful object-or ientated language\, and is able to produce analyses and high quality graph ics. It can be used for high performance computing and allows easy integra tion with other software.\n\nThis course is aimed at clinical trial statis ticians who are experienced with other software languages (such as SAS) an d would like to increase their proficiency in R. The content can also be a pplied more widely in a non-clinical trial context.\n\nParticipation will provide access to extensive course materials in the form of a &lsquo\;book down&rsquo\; site. \; However\, this is designed as a hands-on\, inter active course. \; Both you and the trainers will work entirely within the RStudio Cloud development environment\, which will remain accessible b etween virtual sessions in order to further explore and cement your unders tanding.\n\nTopics covered include:\n\n1. Introduction to R and RStudio\n2 . Data types and vectors\n3. Welcome to tidyverse\n4. Importing/exporting data\n5. Handling data\n6. Piping\n7. Summaries and aggregation\n8. Settin g and merging\n9. Transposing data\n10. Introduction to statistical analys is in R\n11. R Graphics with ggplot2\n \;  \; a. Layering\n \;  \; b. Aesthetics and groups\n \;  \; c. Graph types: geoms\n  \;  \; d. Panelling: faceting\n \;  \; e. Themes and styl ing\n\nPlease click here \;to view the flyer for this event.\n\n\n\nDi sclaimer\nPSI is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers. Many of the event organisers and presenters donate their time\, while the majority of the event registration cost is spent on administrative support\, venue ren tal / online conferencing\, travel costs for the presenter\, software lice nces\, and general running of the society. PSI strives to offer high quali ty courses\, but cannot offer a guarantee that the content presented is ac curate or fit for your particular needs. Please check if any software is r equired for this course and ensure you are able to run it prior to registe ring.\n\n\nCancellation and Moderation Terms\nFor cancellations received u p to two weeks prior to a PSI event start-date\, the event registration fe e will be refunded less 25% administrative charge. After this date\, no re funds will be possible. A handling fee of 20 GBP per registration will be charged for every registration modification received two weeks prior or le ss\, including a delegate name change. DTEND:20211101T120000Z DTSTAMP:20260417T063441Z DTSTART:20211101T094500Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:PSI Training Course: R for Clinical Trial Statisticians UID:RFCALITEM639120044818391218 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Sponsored by
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\nDate: \;Mon day 1st November - Tuesday 30th November 2021 [set days]
\nTi me: \;09:45 - 12:00 [on set session days]
\nPres enter: \;Andy Nicholls \;(GSK)
\nIm portant: \;Please note\, this is a 5-week virtual course.&nbs p\;
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\nWho is this event intended for? \; This interactive course is aimed at clinical trial statisticians who are e xperienced with other software languages (such as SAS) and would like to i ncrease their proficiency in R. The content can also be applied more widel y in a non-clinical trial context.
\nWhat is the benefit of a ttending? \;Attendees will learn how to: understand data mani pulation in R\; produce R graphics with ggplot2\; and perform &\; inter pret statistical analyses in R.
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Course cost

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NB: This c ourse has Earlybird rates available. These are valid for bookings on or be fore 17:00 on 1st October only.
\nEarlybird \;Me mbers = £\;320+VAT
\nEarlybird \;Non-Member s = £\;445*+VAT
\nRegular \;Members = &poun d\;360+VAT
\nRegular \;Non-Members = £\;485 *+VAT
\n*Please note: \;Non-Member rates include membership f or the rest of 2021\, and the entirety of the 2022 calend ar year.
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Registration

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To book you r space\, please \;click here.
\nPlease note: There are a limited number of places available for this course\, which are in high-demand. Before securing your place\, please ensure you w ill be able to attend one of the sessions each week - dates can be found b elow.

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Overview

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This course consist s of 5 x 2-hour training sessions run over 5 weeks.
\nEach session wi ll be repeated on two mornings per week (09:45am &ndash\; 12:00pm)\, so at tendees are able to pick which day they attend each week\, out of the date s provided.
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\nSession 1: Monday 1st November or Tuesday 2nd Novemb er
\nSession 2: Monday 8th November or Tuesday 9th November
\nSession 3: Monday 15th November or Tuesday 16th November
\nSession 4: Monday 22nd November or Tuesday23rd Novembe r
\nSession 5: Monday 29th November or Tuesday30th November
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\nR is qui ckly gaining popularity within the pharmaceutical industry due to it being a very powerful object-orientated language\, and is able to produce analy ses and high quality graphics. It can be used for high performance computi ng and allows easy integration with other software.
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\nThis co urse is aimed at clinical trial statisticians who are experienced with oth er software languages (such as SAS) and would like to increase their profi ciency in R. The content can also be applied more widely in a non-clinical trial context.
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\nParticipation will provide access to extens ive course materials in the form of a &lsquo\;bookdown&rsquo\; site. \ ; However\, this is designed as a hands-on\, interactive course. \; Bo th you and the trainers will work entirely within the RStudio Cloud develo pment environment\, which will remain accessible between virtual sessions in order to further explore and cement your understanding.
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\n Topics covered include:
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\n1. Introduction to R and RStudio
\n2. Data types and vectors
\n3. Welcome to tidyverse
\n4. Im porting/exporting data
\n5. Handling data
\n6. Piping
\n7. Summaries and aggregation
\n8. Setting and merging
\n9. Transpos ing data
\n10. Introduction to statistical analysis in R
\n11. R Graphics with ggplot2
\n \;  \; a. Layering
\n \; & nbsp\; b. Aesthetics and groups
\n \;  \; c. Graph types: geo ms
\n \;  \; d. Panelling: faceting
\n \;  \; e. Themes and styling
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\nPlease click here \;to view the flyer for this e vent.
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Disclaimer
\n PSI is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers. Many of the event orga nisers and presenters donate their time\, while the majority of the event registration cost is spent on administrative support\, venue rental / onli ne conferencing\, travel costs for the presenter\, software licences\, and general running of the society. PSI strives to offer high quality courses \, but cannot offer a guarantee that the content presented is accurate or fit for your particular needs. Please check if any software is required fo r this course and ensure you are able to run it prior to registering.

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\nCancella tion and Moderation Terms
\nFor cancellations received u p to two weeks prior to a PSI event start-date\, the event registration fe e will be refunded less 25% administrative charge. After this date\, no re funds will be possible. A handling fee of 20 GBP per registration will be charged for every registration modification received two weeks prior or le ss\, including a delegate name change.

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