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Listen "Moving from SAS to R - Practical Tips Part 1"
Episode Synopsis
The use of R in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry has been increasing over the years, with larger companies like Roche adopting it as their primary statistical software. Others like GSK, NovoNordisk, and Merck make heavy investments into it.
In this episode, Thomas Neitmann discusses various lessons from his career within pharma and the role R played in it. He provides insights into how to start with R and what are key differences to SAS.
We also discuss the new SAS to R course of The Effective Statistician and you'll learn, if this is the right course for you.
We provide a couple of learnings from the course for you to get an impression of what we cover in the course.
Click here to get to the course overview!
We also discuss the following points:
In this episode, Thomas Neitmann discusses various lessons from his career within pharma and the role R played in it. He provides insights into how to start with R and what are key differences to SAS.
We also discuss the new SAS to R course of The Effective Statistician and you'll learn, if this is the right course for you.
We provide a couple of learnings from the course for you to get an impression of what we cover in the course.
Click here to get to the course overview!
We also discuss the following points:
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