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The R Primer

  • Price: $39.95 $35.96
  • Paperback: 299 pages
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  • Published: August 2011
  • ISBN: 978-1-4398620-6-3
  • Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC

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Newcomers to R are often intimidated by the command-line interface, the vast number of functions and packages, or the processes of importing data and performing a simple statistical analysis. The R Primer provides a collection of concise examples and solutions to R problems frequently encountered by new users of this statistical software.

Rather than explore the many options available for every command as well as the ever-increasing number of packages, the book focuses on the basics of data preparation and analysis and gives examples that can be used as a starting point. The numerous examples illustrate a specific situation, topic, or problem, including data importing, data management, classical statistical analyses, and high-quality graphics production. Each example is self-contained and includes R code that can be run exactly as shown, enabling results from the book to be replicated. While base R is used throughout, other functions or packages are listed if they cover or extend the functionality.

After working through the examples found in this text, new users of R will be able to better handle data analysis and graphics applications in R. Additional topics and R code are available from the book’s supporting website at www.statistics.life.ku.dk/primer/

Table of Contents

Importing Data

Reading spreadsheets

Importing data from other statistical software programs

Exporting data

Manipulating Data

Working with data frames

Factors

Transforming variables

Statistical Analyses

Descriptive statistics

Linear models

Generalized linear models

Methods for analysis of repeated measurements

Specific methods

Model validation

Contingency tables

Agreement

Multivariate methods

Resampling statistics and bootstrapping

Robust statistics

Non-parametric methods

Survival analysis

Graphics

High-level plots

More advanced graphics

Working with graphics

R

Getting information

R packages

The R workspace

Bibliography

Index

Reviews

This book provides a good introduction to R, using a clear layout and detailed, reproducible examples. An ideal tool for any new R user. … A wide range of topics are covered, making the book suitable for a variety of readers, from undergraduate students to professionals new to R. … an extremely helpful introduction to a very useful statistical package.

—Claire Keeble, Journal of Applied Statistics, 2012

… a nice starting point for learning R, and suitable for self-study provided the reader has some background in statistics.

—Olle Häggström, International Statistical Review, 2012

Author/Editor Biography

Claus Thorn Ekstrøm is an associate professor of statistics in the Department of Basic Sciences and Environment and leader of the Center for Applied Bioinformatics at the University of Copenhagen. His research interests include genetic marker error detection, simulation-based inference, image analysis, and the analysis of microarray DNA chips, metabolic profiles, and quantitative traits for complex human families.

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