Product Description

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 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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80159 in Books
• Published on: 2010-01-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 640 pages

About the Author
Joseph Adler has many years of experience in data mining and data analysis at companies including DoubleClick, American Express, and VeriSign. He graduated from MIT with an Sc.B and M.Eng in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from MIT. He is the inventor of several patents for computer security and cryptography, and the author of Baseball Hacks. He currently works for Recombinant Data Corp, a startup that writes and supports open source bioinformatics software.