I usually try google searches first. While not always successful, I am frequently surprised by how well it does.
I strongly second the use of CRAN task views. IMHO, some fine folks have volunteered their time and efforts to produce this very well written series of guides to what's in R. It and they deserve greater recognition. -- Bert On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:32 AM, David L Carlson <dcarl...@tamu.edu> wrote: > You will find functions such as these in the thousands of packages that are > available once you have installed R. You can use rseek.org to search for > specific topics. Good overviews are found in the CRAN Task Views (from the > main R webpage, click on CRAN, select a mirror host, and then select Task > Views from the list on the left. > > ---------------------------------------------- > David L Carlson > Associate Professor of Anthropology > Texas A&M University > College Station, TX 77843-4352 > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- >> project.org] On Behalf Of Ronald McDowell >> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 6:51 AM >> To: r-help@r-project.org >> Subject: [R] New to R >> >> I am new to R and starting to explore its functionality. I wondered if >> anyone could advise whether R supports non-linear canonical correlation >> and/or the specification of models using alternating least squares? >> >> Thanks >> Ron >> >> >> [[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. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. -- Bert Gunter Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics Internal Contact Info: Phone: 467-7374 Website: http://pharmadevelopment.roche.com/index/pdb/pdb-functional-groups/pdb-biostatistics/pdb-ncb-home.htm ______________________________________________ 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.