Beginning R: The Statistical Programming Language
- 8h 31m
- Mark Gardener
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2012
R is fast becoming the de facto standard for statistical computing and analysis in science, business, engineering, and related fields. This book examines this complex language using simple statistical examples, showing how R operates in a user-friendly context. Both students and workers in fields that require extensive statistical analysis will find this book helpful as they learn to use R for simple summary statistics, hypothesis testing, creating graphs, regression, and much more. It covers formula notation, complex statistics, manipulating data and extracting components, and rudimentary programming.
- R, the open source statistical language increasingly used to handle statistics and produces publication-quality graphs, is notoriously complex
- This book makes R easier to understand through the use of simple statistical examples, teaching the necessary elements in the context in which R is actually used
- Covers getting started with R and using it for simple summary statistics, hypothesis testing, and graphs
- Shows how to use R for formula notation, complex statistics, manipulating data, extracting components, and regression
- Provides beginning programming instruction for those who want to write their own scripts
Beginning R offers anyone who needs to perform statistical analysis the information necessary to use R with confidence.
About the Author
Dr. Mark Gardener is an ecologist, lecturer, and writer working in the UK. He is currently self-employed and runs courses in ecology, data analysis, and R for a variety of organizations.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Introducing R: What It Is and How to Get It
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Starting Out: Becoming Familiar with R
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Starting Out: Working With Objects
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Data: Descriptive Statistics and Tabulation
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Data: Distribution
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Simple Hypothesis Testing
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Introduction to Graphical Analysis
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Formula Notation and Complex Statistics
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Manipulating Data and Extracting Components
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Regression (Linear Modeling)
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More About Graphs
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Writing Your Own Scripts: Beginning to Program
