A Beginner's Guide to R

Based on their extensive experience with teaching R and statistics to applied scientists, the authors provide a beginner's guide to R. To avoid the difficulty of teaching R and statistics at the same time, statistical methods are kept to a minimum. The text covers how to download and install R, import and manage data, elementary plotting, an introduction to functions, advanced ...

Based on their extensive experience with teaching R and statistics to applied scientists, the authors provide a beginner's guide to R. To avoid the difficulty of teaching R and statistics at the same time, statistical methods are kept to a minimum. The text covers how to download and install R, import and manage data, elementary plotting, an introduction to functions, advanced plotting, and common beginner mistakes. This book contains everything you need to know to get started with R.

阿兰·F·祖尔资深统计学家，担任英国的一家统计咨询有限公司Highland Statistics的董事长。他已经给5000多名生态学家讲授了统计，是英国阿伯丁大学生物科学学院海洋研究室荣誉研究员。

埃琳娜·N·耶诺资深海洋生物学家，也是Highland Statistics有限公司的主管。曾经指导生态学数据分析和设计方向的博士生，是英国阿伯丁大学生物科学学院海洋研究室荣誉研究员。

埃里克·H·W·G·密斯特荷兰海洋资源和生态系统研究院的研究员(IMARES)，主要的研究方向是珊瑚礁生态学和应用统计学，并进行北海海底生物和封存生态学研究。