R Programming For Dummies, 2ed

Description

Getting to grips with R can be a tough, even for seasoned statisticians and data analysts. Enter R For Dummies 2e, the quick, easy way to master all the R you'll ever need. Requiring no prior programming experience and packed with practical examples, easy, step-by-step exercises and sample code, this extremely accessible guide is the ideal introduction to R for complete beginners. It also makes an excellent technical reference for experienced R programmers.

About the Author

Joris Meys is a statistician and R programmer with the faculty of Bio-Engineering

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Getting Started with R Programming

Chapter 1: Introducing R: The Big Picture

Chapter 2: Exploring R

Chapter 3: The Fundamentals of R

Part II: Getting Down to Work in R

Chapter 4: Getting Started with Arithmetic

Chapter 5: Getting Started with Reading and Writing

Chapter 6: Going on a Date with R

Chapter 7: Working in More Dimensions

Part III: Coding in R

Chapter 8: Putting the Fun in Functions

Chapter 9: Controlling the Logical Flow

Chapter 10: Debugging Your Code

Chapter 11: Getting Help

Part IV: Making the Data Talk

Chapter 12: Getting Data into and out of R

Chapter 13: Manipulating and Processing Data

Chapter 14: Summarizing Data

Chapter 15: Testing Differences and Relations

Part V: Working with Graphics

Chapter 16: Using Base Graphics

Chapter 17: Creating Faceted Graphics with Lattice

Chapter 18: Looking At ggplot 2 Graphics

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Things You Can Do in R That You Would've Done in Microsoft Excel

Chapter 20: Ten Tips on Working with Packages

Appendix A: Installing R and RStudio

Appendix B: The r for dummies Package

Index