Re: [R] Book on R programming

2009-08-31 Thread Norm Matloff
ANJAN PURKAYASTHA wrote: > Most books on R I come across describe running statistical procedures > in R. > Any suggestions on a good book that teaches *programming* in R? > Thanks, > Anjan I'm in the midst of writing such a book right now. It will be published early next year, by the whimsically

Re: [R] Book on R programming

2009-08-31 Thread Stavros Macrakis
I recommend you skim the Chambers book at Google Books or Amazon before buying it as a guide to programming in R. It is a fascinating book, but is more a discursive reflection on the history and philosophy of R than a practical guide to programming in R. It certainly explains the rationale for ma

Re: [R] Book on R programming

2009-08-31 Thread ANJAN PURKAYASTHA
To All, Your prompt and helpful replies are most appreciated. I'll be sure to check out your suggestions. Cheers, Anjan On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Ottorino-Luca Pantani < ottorino-luca.pant...@unifi.it> wrote: > ANJAN PURKAYASTHA ha scritto: > >> Most books on R I come across describe runni

Re: [R] Book on R programming

2009-08-31 Thread [Ricardo Rodriguez] Your XEN ICT Team
Hi, ANJAN PURKAYASTHA wrote: Most books on R I come across describe running statistical procedures in R. Any suggestions on a good book that teaches *programming* in R? Thanks, Anjan This is being really useful for me... John M. Chambers (2008) Software for Data Analysis. Programming with R.

Re: [R] Book on R programming

2009-08-31 Thread Peter Dalgaard
ANJAN PURKAYASTHA wrote: > Most books on R I come across describe running statistical procedures in R. > Any suggestions on a good book that teaches *programming* in R? > Thanks, > Anjan > The current crop seems to be mainly Braun & Murdoch (2007) Venables & Ripley (2000) Chambers (2008) Gentlem

Re: [R] Book on R programming

2009-08-31 Thread Ottorino-Luca Pantani
ANJAN PURKAYASTHA ha scritto: Most books on R I come across describe running statistical procedures in R. Any suggestions on a good book that teaches *programming* in R? Thanks, Anjan Here there are a few http://www.r-project.org/doc/bib/R-books.html [42] and [79] may be good starting point