Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-20 Thread Rthoughts
Thank you very much, everybody. The scale of responses of depth of guidance is overwhelming. All this will help me to become an expert in no time! I have a while yet as I am still collecting data for my PhD project but when I start statistical data analysis, thanks to all of you, I will know what

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Mark Difford
Hi Rthoughts, Yes, I see now that they truly are (just) Rthoughts;) but take courage, for we are getting closer (to the start). You still need to read the basic documentation, and you will get used to the command line. What I think you need is a package called Rcmdr. So, start R using your des

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread My Coyne
ED] On Behalf Of Rthoughts Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:52 AM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Getting started help Hi Mark, Thank you for the reply. I meant the command prompts to start an R file. To be followed on by importint data I can then use to practise the software with. The

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Rthoughts
Hi Mark, Thank you for the reply. I meant the command prompts to start an R file. To be followed on by importint data I can then use to practise the software with. The installation did put an icon on teh desktop. I am a very skilled user of computers but command lines for many programs is somet

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Mark Difford
Hi Rthoughts, It isn't clear what you mean. When you install R, the installation program usually puts an icon on your desktop that you can click on to run the program. So, if you don't have that, but have installed R, and what you mean is, "How do I start the R program?" or "How do I run R?" th

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Rthoughts
Hi Mark, Thank you for your reply. There is one link I haven't come across, the last one. I have seen them but I couldn't find where 'how to start R' is explained for Windows platforms. I will look further into them. As for everyone else who sent e-mails, thank you. I have printed them out and

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread gatemaze
Hi, if I may further add it would be very helpful if you get a book on R from your library... the introductory chapters should be very much helpful as all of them start on how to simply start R, load your data files, etc etc The deepness and power of R is well beyond any other software, but yo

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Mark Difford
Hi Rthoughts, >> I am currently discouraged by the use of r. I cannot figure out how to >> use it despite >> extensive searches. Can anyone help me with getting started? How can >> import >> a txt file with series... There are piles of documents that you could (and should) read. I am surprised

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread ONKELINX, Thierry
surgery of suppositions. ~M.J.Moroney -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Rthoughts Verzonden: dinsdag 19 februari 2008 13:54 Aan: r-help@r-project.org Onderwerp: [R] Getting started help Hello, I need to learn to use r-software for my PhD research

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Donatas G.
I have found several resources very helpful: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Paradis-rdebuts_en.pdf http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/Getting-Started-with-the-Rcmdr.pdf Donatas On Tuesday 19 February 2008 15:14:19 jim holtman rašė: > I have no idea what "numbers form the RAD7 ma

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Donatas G.
I have been asking these same questions here on this list half a year before. You will probably find what you need by following this link and the subsequent discussion: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2007-July/136162.html Donatas On Tuesday 19 February 2008 15:14:19 jim holtman rašė: >

Re: [R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread jim holtman
I have no idea what "numbers form the RAD7 machine" look like, but there is a whole section on importing data in the user manual. 'read.table' is a start. To change directories, use 'setwd'. To start a new R session on Windows, just setup a shortcut to RGUI.exe. Most of this is covered in the do

[R] Getting started help

2008-02-19 Thread Rthoughts
Hello, I need to learn to use r-software for my PhD research project involving long timelines of radon radiation variations. I am using windows. I am currently discouraged by the use of r. I cannot figure out how to use it despite extensive searches. Can anyone help me with getting started? How