Abstract
The Book of R is a comprehensive, beginner-friendly guide to R, the world’s most popular programming language for statistical analysis. Even if you have no programming experience and little more than a grounding in the basics of mathematics, you’ll find everything you need to begin writing programs in R. You’ll start with the basics, like how to handle data and write simple programs, before moving on to more advanced topics, like producing statistical summaries of your data and performing tests and modeling. You’ll even learn how to create impressive data visualizations with R’s graphics tools and contributed packages, like ggplot2, ggvis, and rgl. Dozens of hands-on exercises take you from theory to practice as you learn.
The entire book has been revised and expanded, with nearly 100 pages of new content and exercises. You’ll find greater coverage of data plots and R graphics, guidance on using pipes to string together commands, and new ways to read and write external files, among many other lessons.