The R Book

Hugely successful and popular text presenting an extensiveand comprehensive guide for all R users The R language is recognized as one of the most powerful andflexible statistical software packages, enabling users to applymany statistical techniques that would be impossible without suchsoftware to help implement such large data sets. R has become anessential tool for understanding and carrying out research. This edition: * Features full colour text and extensive graphicsthroughout. * Introduces a clear structure with numbered section headings tohelp readers locate information more efficiently. * Looks at the evolution of R over the past five years. * Features a new chapter on Bayesian Analysis andMeta-Analysis. * Presents a fully revised and updated bibliography and referencesection. * Is supported by an accompanying website allowing examples fromthe text to be run by the user. Praise for the first edition: '...if you are an R user or wannabe R user, this textis the one that should be on your shelf. The breadth oftopics covered is unsurpassed when it comes to texts on dataanalysis in R.' (The American Statistician, August2008)'The High-level software language of R is setting standardsin quantitative analysis. And now anybody can get to grips with itthanks to The R Book...' (Professional Pensions,July 2007)