Instant R Starter

Description

Welcome to Instant R Starter. This book has been created especially to provide you with all the information that you need to set up with R. You will learn the basics of R, get started with manipulation of R objects, write your own functions, and discover some tips and tricks for using R. This document contains the following sections: So, what is R? shows you what R actually is, what you can do with it, and why it’s so great. Installation teaches you how to download and install R with a few easy steps and then set it up so that you can use it as soon as possible. Quick start – R language will make you familiar with the R language. You will learn how to create different objects (vectors, matrices, data frames) and you will see some practical examples of their manipulation and use. Top 5 features you need to know about will teach you how to perform five tasks with the most important features of R. By the end of this section you will be able to perform data input and output in the system, use flow control and loops, write your own functions and debug them, and create basic plots. People and places you should get to know provides you with many useful links to the project’s page and forums, as well as a number of helpful guides, tutorials, blogs, and the Twitter feeds about R, as every open-source project is centered around a community of users.