Data Analysis and Graphics Using R
An Example-Based Approach

Hands-on guide to the R system for data analysis for scientists, students and practising statisticians.

John Maindonald (Author), W. John Braun (Author)

9780521762939, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 May 2010

549 pages, 150 b/w illus. 12 colour illus. 40 tables
26 x 18.3 x 3 cm, 1.3 kg

From reviews of previous edition: '... an excellent intermediate-level text ... Though a bit more terse than Dalgaard's Introductory Statistics with R, Maindonald and Braun's exposition of the R language is nonetheless first rate.' DM Review Online

Discover what you can do with R! Introducing the R system, covering standard regression methods, then tackling more advanced topics, this book guides users through the practical, powerful tools that the R system provides. The emphasis is on hands-on analysis, graphical display, and interpretation of data. The many worked examples, from real-world research, are accompanied by commentary on what is done and why. The companion website has code and datasets, allowing readers to reproduce all analyses, along with solutions to selected exercises and updates. Assuming basic statistical knowledge and some experience with data analysis (but not R), the book is ideal for research scientists, final-year undergraduate or graduate-level students of applied statistics, and practising statisticians. It is both for learning and for reference. This third edition expands upon topics such as Bayesian inference for regression, errors in variables, generalized linear mixed models, and random forests.

Preface
Content - how the chapters fit together
1. A brief introduction to R
2. Styles of data analysis
3. Statistical models
4. A review of inference concepts
5. Regression with a single predictor
6. Multiple linear regression
7. Exploiting the linear model framework
8. Generalized linear models and survival analysis
9. Time series models
10. Multi-level models, and repeated measures
11. Tree-based classification and regression
12. Multivariate data exploration and discrimination
13. Regression on principal component or discriminant scores
14. The R system - additional topics
15. Graphs in R
Epilogue
Index of R symbols and functions
Index of authors.

Subject Areas: Mathematical & statistical software [UFM], Probability & statistics [PBT], Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS]