Workshop on R and R Commander for Master of Finance students

Workshop on R and R Commander for Master of Finance Students (2015)

September 3, Thursday (14:00-17:30, DSB AB103) [Brief notes from this meeting]

September 8, Tuesday (13:30-17:00, BSB 241)

(DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada)

We will start the workshop by justifying the use of R and Rcmdr in business analytics. The following sessions will cover details of the most important topics.

Important!

Before downloading any of the datasets, you should create a folder (preferably under "My Documents") and give it a name similar to the dataset. (For example, ... My Documents\House Prices)
Save your dataset to the folder you created.
After starting Rcmdr, click "File > Change Working Directory..." and point at the folder you have created for that dataset.
Any files you save from within Rcmdr will then appear in the folder you have created.

Why R and R Commander?

Session 1. Introduction to R and R Commander (Rcmdr) and R functions for basic statistical models

Session 2. R functions for multiple regression and its ramifications