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ACoP Pre-Meeting Workshop: R for Pharmacometrics

To register for this workshop, visit the information and registration page on the Mango Solutions website.

Date: Sunday March 9, 2008
Time: 8:00 am to 4:30pm

Instructor: Richard Pugh, Mango Solutions

Objective: To review the basics of the R language, and to provide an insight into how the functionality of R can be used to perform typical pharmacometric activities.

Intended Audience: Pharmacometrics scientists with a basic knowledge of S-PLUS or R

Workshop Outline:

  1. Review of R Basics
    1. The R Environment
    2. R Data structures
    3. R Functions
    4. Apply family of functions
  2. R Graphics
    1. Traditional graphics
    2. Lattice graphics
    3. Using the grid system
  3. Working with NONMEM
    1. Creating a NONMEM dataset
    2. Importing NONMEM data
    3. Graphing NONMEM results
  4. R Simulation
    1. Statistical distributions
    2. Creating simulated trial data
    3. Analyzing simulated trial data
  5. Bootstrap
    1. The homemade bootstrap (using sample)
    2. Using the boot package
    3. Diagnostic plots

Hands-on examples will be used to illustrate key concepts throughout the workshop. Participation in the hands-on exercises is optional and will require that attendees bring a laptop computer with R installed (minimum version R 2.5.1). All data and code used in the workshop will be provided on the day.

Workshop Fee: $500 ($200 for students/postdoctoral fellows; number of student seats is limited). Fee includes electronic copies of course materials, code and scripts for hands-on examples, continental breakfast, breaks, and lunch. Total workshop is limited to 50 registrants.