Data Analysis and Graphics Using R: An Example-based Approach

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Cambridge University Press, Dec 26, 2006 - Computers
Join the revolution ignited by the ground-breaking R system! Starting with an introduction to R, covering standard regression methods, then presenting more advanced topics, this book guides users through the practical and powerful tools that the R system provides. The emphasis is on hands-on analysis, graphical display and interpretation of data. The many worked examples, taken from real-world research, are accompanied by commentary on what is done and why. A website provides computer code and data sets, allowing readers to reproduce all analyses. Updates and solutions to selected exercises are also available. Assuming only basic statistical knowledge, the book is ideal for research scientists, final-year undergraduate or graduate level students of applied statistics, and practising statisticians. It is both for learning and for reference. This revised edition reflects changes in R since 2003 and has new material on survival analysis, random coefficient models, and the handling of high-dimensional data.
 

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Contents

Section 1
43
Section 2
78
Section 3
81
Section 4
93
Section 5
101
Section 6
139
Section 7
144
Section 8
163
Section 15
292
Section 16
294
Section 17
301
Section 18
315
Section 19
350
Section 20
360
Section 21
363
Section 22
365

Section 9
173
Section 10
198
Section 11
219
Section 12
227
Section 13
246
Section 14
286
Section 23
375
Section 24
402
Section 25
404
Section 26
408
Section 27
421

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About the author (2006)

John Maindonald is Visiting Fellow at the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University. He has collaborated extensively with scientists in a wide range of application areas, from medicine and public health, to population genetics, machine learning, economic history, and forensic linguistics.

John Braun is Associate Professor of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, University of Western Ontario. He has collaborated with biostatisticians, biologists, psychologists and most recently has become involved with a network of forestry researchers.

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