Originally submitted at O'Reilly
R is rapidly becoming the standard for developing statistical software, and 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...
a good place to start
Pros: Well-written, Easy to understand, Helpful examples, Accurate, Concise
Best Uses: Refreshing your skills, Novice, Learning new tricks, Teaching yourself R, Intermediate
Describe Yourself: University teacher
i'm using the book to refresh my R skills, tho i've used the program for about a decade now. i've also recommended it to my Virginia Tech students.
the examples are well structured from simple to complicated.
but sometimes the author likes to show off: introducing custom packages on p. 43 is way ahead of most readers.
QUESTION: is the code available anywhere?
(legalese)
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