R in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (Softcover)
R in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (Softcover)
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From the back cover: "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 of practical examples from medicine, business, and sports, you'll learn how you can use this remarkable tool to solve your own data analysis problems.
- "Understand the basics of the language, including the nature of R objects.
- Learn how to write R functions and build your own packages.
- Work with data through visualization, statistical analysis, and other methods.
- Explore the wealth of packages contributed by the R community.
- Become familiar with the lattice graphics package for high-level data visualization.
- Learn about bioinformatics packages provided by Bioconductor."
BRIEF CONTENTS
- Preface
- Part I. R Basics
- 1. Getting and Installing R
- 2. The R User Interface
- 3. A Short R Tutorial
- 4. R Packages
- Part II. The R Language
- 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
- Part III. Working with Data
- 12. Saving, Loading, and Editing Data
- 13. Preparing Data
- 14. Graphics
- 15. Lattice Graphics
- Part IV. Statistics with R
- 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
- Appendix: R Reference
- Bibliography
- Index
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PUBLISHER: O'Reilly Media
ISBN-13: 9780596801700
ISBN-10: 059680170X