Overview
- Updated to cover latest R 4.x features
- Learn R to write your own functions and analyze data
- Source code can be downloaded from https://github.com/Apress/r4-quick-syntax-reference
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Kinds of Objects
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I/O and Manipulating Objects
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Flow Control
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About this book
Starting with the basic structure of R, the book takes you on a journey through the terminology used in R and the syntax required to make R work. You will find looking up the correct form for an expression quick and easy. Some of the new material includes information on RStudio, S4 syntax, working with character strings, and an example using the Twitter API.
With a copy of the R 4 Quick Syntax Reference in hand, you will find that you are able to use the multitude of functions available in R and are even able to write your own functions to explore and analyze data.
What You Will Learn
- Discover the modes and classes of R objects and how to use them
- Use both packaged and user-created functions in R
- Import/export data and create new data objects in R
- Create descriptive functions and manipulate objects in R
- Take advantage of flow control and conditional statements
- Work with packages such as base, stats, and graphics
Who This Book Is For
Those with programming experience, either new to R, or those with at least some exposure to R but who are new to the latest version.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: R 4 Quick Syntax Reference
Book Subtitle: A Pocket Guide to the Language, API's and Library
Authors: Margot Tollefson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7924-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Margot Tollefson 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-7923-6Published: 16 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-7924-3Published: 15 March 2022
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXII, 596
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Professional Computing, Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs, Computer Science, general