{"product_id":"the-book-of-r-2nd-edition-a-first-course-in-programming-and-statistics-tilman-m-davies-paperback","title":"The Book of R, 2nd Edition: A First Course in Programming and Statistics -- Tilman M. Davies, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis long-awaited second edition folds years of updates into its beginner-friendly lessons on using R for data and statistical analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven if you have no programming experience and little more than a grounding in basic math, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of R, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e will teach you everything you need to know to begin using R effectively in statistical analysis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll start with the basics, like how to handle data and write simple programs, before moving on to more advanced topics, like producing statistical summaries of your data, performing statistical tests, and modeling. You'll also learn how to create impressive data visualizations with R's graphics tools and contributed packages, like ggplot2 and ggvis, as well as interactive 3D visualizations using the rgl package. Over 30 hands-on exercises (with downloadable solutions) take you from theory to practice, as you explore: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fundamentals of programming in R, including how to write data frames, create functions, and use variables, statements, and loops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatistical concepts like exploratory data analysis, probabilities, hypothesis tests, and regression modeling, and how to execute them in R\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to access R's thousands of functions, libraries, and data sets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to draw valid and useful conclusions from your data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to create publication-quality graphics of your results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe long-awaited second edition has been revised and updated from start to finish, folding years of updates into its beginner-friendly lessons on R. It also contains new content that expands the book's coverage of statistical operations, data plots, date-time-objects, and more -- including dozens of fresh exercises to strengthen your skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining detailed explanations with real-world examples, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of R\u003c\/i\u003e is your doorway into the wide world of data analysis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes one 8-page full-color insert.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilman M. Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e No Starch Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781718503687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTilman Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (BCM, BScHons, Ph.D.) is an academic at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Otago in New Zealand, where he lectures in statistics at all university levels. He has been programming in R since the early 2000s and uses it in all of his courses, which in turn inspired authorship of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of R\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr Davies has received multiple significant research grants for his methodological work in spatial statistics, and in 2024 received the Littlejohn Award - the premier research award of the New Zealand Statistical Association.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Davies, Tilman M.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47089476370660,"sku":"9781718503687","price":76.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781718503687.jpg?v=1764093348","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-book-of-r-2nd-edition-a-first-course-in-programming-and-statistics-tilman-m-davies-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}