R in Action

The ability to interpret and act on the massive amounts of information locked in web and enterprise systems is critical to success in the modern business economy. R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics, is a comprehensive package that empowers developers and analysts to capture, process, and respond intelligently to statistical information.

R in Action is the first book to present both the R system and the use cases that make it such a compelling package for business developers. The book begins by introducing the R language, and then moves on to various examples illustrating R’s features. Coverage includes data mining methodologies, approaches to messy data, R’s extensive graphical environment, useful add-on modules, and how to interface R with other software platforms and data management systems.

What’s Inside

• Thorough coverage of the R environment
• Introduction to statistical analysis
• Dozens of practical examples
• Author Rob Kabacoff has years of hands-on experience in data management and analysis using R

About the Author
Dr. Robert Kabacoff has more than 20 years of experience providing research and statistical consultation to organizations in health care, financial services, manufacturing, behavioral sciences, government, and academia. He is a former professor of psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, where he taught graduate courses in quantitative methods and statistical programming. For the past two years, he has managed Quick-R, a popuar R tutorial website.

Book Details

• Paperback: 472 pages
• Publisher: Manning Publications (August 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935182390
• ISBN-13: 978-1935182399