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Appendix A - The R System: a Brief Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2024

John H. Maindonald
Affiliation:
Statistics Research Associates, Wellington, New Zealand
W. John Braun
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Jeffrey L. Andrews
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Okanagan
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Summary

The notes in this appendix provide a brief and limited overview of R syntax, semantics, and the R package system, as background for working with the R code included in the text. It is intended for use alongside R help pages and the wealth of tutorial material that is available online.

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A Practical Guide to Data Analysis Using R
An Example-Based Approach
, pp. 469 - 494
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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