Dr. Ellis: Thank you for the review of R manuals - it's useful information for me.
I tried to join the R*evolution several years ago, but the slope was a little steep for me. I'm academically isolated, and statistical analysis is no longer a necessity for my applied tasks. More like a service I can perform for the work group when time permits. Can you recommend any distance learning or intensive (2 - 10 day) courses designed to bring newbies into the R fold? I'm looking for something that is not rock bottom introductory, but more like an agressive review. Mark B. Hessing Fort Irwin, CA Botanist and QinetiQ Task Lead -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Erle Ellis Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] R book review Are you considering buying a book on R software for statistics and modeling? If so, check out our review of 12 of the most recent and popular books on R at: http://ecotope.org/blogs/page/R-Book-Review.aspx In our review, we review each book and select what we consider to be: * The Best Introductory book on R software * The Best R Reference book * Best Introductory Statistics book based on R There is also a new blog post on R: http://ecotope.org/blogs/post/R-is-for-statistics-Revolution.aspx Join the R*evolution! -Erle ------ Erle C. Ellis Associate Professor Dept. of Geography & Environmental Systems 211 Sondheim Hall University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA Tel: 410 455-3078 | Fax: 410 455-1056 ->http://www.umbc.edu/ges/people/ellis -->http://ecotope.org/people/ellis
