In my job I write custom computer programs for data analysis, which
are used in our company's consulting business. Whenever I've needed
statistical analyses I've coded the algorithms myself, but my boss
wants me to start learning and using R, to speed up development.
I am very reluctuant to
Let me preface my question by stressing that I am much less interested
in the answer than in learning a way I could have *found the answer
myself*. (As helpful as the participants in this list are, I have far
too many R-related questions to resolve by posting here, and as I've
written before,
