R in a nutshell / Joseph Adler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adler, Joseph, author.

Series:

In a nutshell

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

R (Computer program language).

Mathematical statistics--Data processing.

Mathematical statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (634 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, [2010]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Why learn R? Because it's rapidly becoming the standard for developing statistical software. R in a Nutshell provides a quick and practical way to learn this increasingly popular open source language and environment. You'll not only learn how to program in R, but also how to find the right user-contributed R packages for statistical modeling, visualization, and bioinformatics. The author introduces you to the R environment, including the R graphical user interface and console, and takes you through the fundamentals of the object-oriented R language. Then, through a variety

Contents:

1. Getting and installing R

2. The R user interface

3. A short R tutorial

4. R packages

5. An overview of the R language

6. R syntax

7. R objects

8. Symbols and environments

9. Functions

10. Object-oriented programming

11. High-performance R

12. Saving, loading, and editing data

13. Preparing data

14. Graphics

15. Lattice graphics

16. Analyzing data

17. Probability distributions

18. Statistical tests

19. Power tests

20. Regression models

21. Classification models

22. Machine learning

23. Time series analysis

24. Bioconductor

App. R reference.

Notes:

"A desktop quick reference."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 591-592) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781449383046

1449383041

9781449389321

1449389325

OCLC:

608313243