Learn R - As a Language

The intention is to guide the reader through the R landscape of 2023 and beyond. The second edition contains 24 new diagrams and flowcharts, seven new tables, and revised text and code examples for clarity.

List of contents

1. Using the Book to Learn R 1. 2. R: the Language and the Program . 3. Base R: “Words” and “Sentences”. 4. Base R: “Collective Nouns”. 5. Base R: “Paragraphs” and “Essays”. 6 Base R: Adding New “Words”. 7. Base R: “Verbs” and “Nouns” for Statistics. 8. R Extensions: Data Wrangling. 9. R Extensions: Grammar of Graphics. 10. Base R and Extensions: Data Sharing.

About the author

Pedro J. Aphalo is a PhD graduate from the University of Edinburgh, currently a senior lecturer at the University of Helsinki. He is a plant biologist and agriculture scientist with a passion for data, electronics, computers, and photography, in addition to plants. He has been a user of R for 28 years, who first organized an R course for MSc students 21 years ago and is the author of 14 R packages currently in CRAN.

Summary

The intention is to guide the reader through the R landscape of 2023 and beyond. The second edition contains 24 new diagrams and flowcharts, seven new tables, and revised text and code examples for clarity.

Product details

• Authors: Pedro J. Aphalo, Pedro J. (University of Helsinki Aphalo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032516998
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251699-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC The R Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; Software Engineering, COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General, Programming & scripting languages: general, Programming and scripting languages: general, COMPUTERS / Languages / General