Re: [R] Useful books for learning the R software and the S programming language

2009-01-12 Thread David Winsemius
On Jan 12, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Robert Wilk wrote: any useful books for learning the R statistical software? are they pricey? Compared to medical texts, they are dirt cheap. and if the books recommended focus on S, how compatible will they be for someone learning R? Many are available for

Re: [R] Useful books for learning the R software and the S programming language

2009-01-12 Thread Carlos Guerra
Robert, I have Peter's book and I think it can be a very good place to start from... dispite the discount... :) If you like spatial analysis you can try to look for Roger Bivand et al. "Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R", If you are into something else try the "Use R" collection from S

Re: [R] Useful books for learning the R software and the S programming language

2009-01-12 Thread Peter Dalgaard
Robert Wilk wrote: any useful books for learning the R statistical software? are they pricey? Many. "Useful" depends on the reader, though, so look around. Here's a starting point http://www.r-project.org/doc/bib/R-books.html (modesty should forbid me to point at item 18 on the list and the

Re: [R] Useful books for learning the R software and the S programming language

2009-01-12 Thread Steve_Friedman
Look here to start. http://www.r-project.org/doc/bib/R-books.html Steve Friedman Ph. D. Spatial Statistical Analyst Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Park 950 N Krome Ave (3rd Floor) Homestead, Florida 33034 steve_fried...@nps.gov Office (305) 224 - 4282 Fax (305) 224 - 4147

[R] Useful books for learning the R software and the S programming language

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Wilk
any useful books for learning the R statistical software? are they pricey? and if the books recommended focus on S, how compatible will they be for someone learning R? thank you in advance for your help. P.S. specialized survey statistical procedures? Is R good at that? [[alternative H