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The Book of R: A First Course in Programming and Statistics
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"The Book of R" is a comprehensive, beginner-friendly guide to R, the world's most popular programming language for statistical analysis. Even if you have no programming experience and little more than a grounding in the basics of mathematics, you'll find everything you need to begin using R effectively for statistical analysis.
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Paperback, 1st edition, 432 pages
Published
November 25th 2015
by No Starch Press
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This book has one of better over views of R and statistical modeling for people new to R and statistical modeling. Maybe if I did not read it cover to cover and just read the middle part I would have given it a 4 but I felt that the last section on graphs just dragged on.
I did almost all of the exercises and found them to be okay for re-enforcing the content.
The diamond data 404s now but if you use the diamond data set that comes with ggplot2 you’ll be able to follow along with the examples and ...more
I did almost all of the exercises and found them to be okay for re-enforcing the content.
The diamond data 404s now but if you use the diamond data set that comes with ggplot2 you’ll be able to follow along with the examples and ...more
Excellent book. This took me from no knowledge of R and relatively little knowledge of programming to being conversant in R. And I got a job offer partly as a result of my skills in R!
The book covers the basic aspects of programming all the way to introducing complex statistical concepts and creating full-color 3D plots. Each section (about 4 per chapter) has exercises to practice the concepts covered.
I know I'll be using this a reference for years to come. ...more
The book covers the basic aspects of programming all the way to introducing complex statistical concepts and creating full-color 3D plots. Each section (about 4 per chapter) has exercises to practice the concepts covered.
I know I'll be using this a reference for years to come. ...more
The Book of R is an excellent book to start with when it comes to learning R for the first time. It's a huge book which is nearly 800 pages long. That being said, I lost motivation after 500 pages because I saw too many technical details not relevant to me. The author should have focused on the basics first. All in all, The Book of R should initially serve you well.
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A great approach to learning R and how to implement it into a working environment of Data Analysis and database management.
Best book about R I’ve read so far. Loved it enough to purchase this instead of continuing to rent from the library.
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