A Beginner's Guide to R

by Alain F. Zuur, Elena N. Ieno (Contributor), Erik Meesters (Contributor)

Based on their extensive experience with teaching R and statistics to applied scientists, the authors provide a beginner's guide to R. To avoid the difficulty of teaching R and statistics at the same time, statistical methods are kept to a minimum.

Genres: Programming, Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Computer Science

240 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent review.

[Amr Khaled · Rating 3 out of 5]

The code in the book is non-excutable, rendering the exercises almost entirely useless.
It glosses over helpful functions swiftly, and takes its sweet time over less useful functions.
Not a good starting step.

[Muthumini Bandara Rathnathilaka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book to start R.

[Iakovos (Jake) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent loops - very straightforward, easy language!

Useful for beginners and intermediate R users!

[Peipei · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very good written book. It’s just a bit old. Some information needs to be updated.

[Beata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent intro to learning R. I liked the end of chapter command summary table. The book is full of practical examples which you can use immediately with your own data set. Also, having access to various other data sources (link provided by authors), and chapter exercises were key in learning the material.

[Earo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good starting point to R rather than "R intro", as a very beginner's perspective.

[Oliver Posegga · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to R. It's easy to read and provides useful examples. Great starting point.

[Francesco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un'ottima guida (cartacea) per iniziare con R