Re: [R] [OT?]R Reference Manual review/recommend
John Kane wrote: I don't know the book but I doubt that it is a good way to learn R. I'd suggest having a look at some of the documentation available on the R site. Click on Other (in left column of page) have a look there and then select the contributed documentation link to get more documentation. Have a look at some of these offerings before buying any books. The on-line Introduction to R (Click on Manuals) is also very useful although I found that it was more useful after I had a basic understanding of R than as an intro for a complete novice who is not a statistician. Oh yes, it's also much easer to use in PDF form than in the HTML format. --- On Wed, 5/13/09, AG computing.acco...@googlemail.com wrote: From: AG computing.acco...@googlemail.com Subject: [R] [OT?]R Reference Manual review/recommend To: R-help@r-project.org Received: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 4:55 PM Hello all I am looking to learn R and was thumbing through volume 1 of R reference manual - Base Package. I'm sorry if this is ludicrously silly to ask, but is this book worth the investment as a good way to learn how to use R? AG __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ Dear all Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'm glad I asked before I bought the book. Sounds like there's loads of alternatives, so will pursue those leads. Many thanks AG [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] [OT?]R Reference Manual review/recommend
I don't know the book but I doubt that it is a good way to learn R. I'd suggest having a look at some of the documentation available on the R site. Click on Other (in left column of page) have a look there and then select the contributed documentation link to get more documentation. Have a look at some of these offerings before buying any books. The on-line Introduction to R (Click on Manuals) is also very useful although I found that it was more useful after I had a basic understanding of R than as an intro for a complete novice who is not a statistician. Oh yes, it's also much easer to use in PDF form than in the HTML format. --- On Wed, 5/13/09, AG computing.acco...@googlemail.com wrote: From: AG computing.acco...@googlemail.com Subject: [R] [OT?]R Reference Manual review/recommend To: R-help@r-project.org Received: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 4:55 PM Hello all I am looking to learn R and was thumbing through volume 1 of R reference manual - Base Package. I'm sorry if this is ludicrously silly to ask, but is this book worth the investment as a good way to learn how to use R? AG __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
[R] [OT?]R Reference Manual review/recommend
Hello all I am looking to learn R and was thumbing through volume 1 of R reference manual - Base Package. I'm sorry if this is ludicrously silly to ask, but is this book worth the investment as a good way to learn how to use R? AG __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] [OT?]R Reference Manual review/recommend
AG wrote: Hello all I am looking to learn R and was thumbing through volume 1 of R reference manual - Base Package. I'm sorry if this is ludicrously silly to ask, but is this book worth the investment as a good way to learn how to use R? AG __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. Actually, I supect the help manual An Introduction to R could be more useful. You need at least a very basic understanding of how R operates in order to easily make sense of a reference manual such as the one you mentioned. -- *Luc Villandré* /Biostatistician McGill University Health Center - Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute/ __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
