Instant R: An Introduction to R for Statistical Analysis

The R software is rapidly growing in popularity as a statistical analysis package due to its versatility, attractive graphics and open source license.

This book gives an introduction to using R, with a focus on performing popular statistical methods. It is suitable for anyone that is familiar with basic statistics and wants to begin using R to analyse data and create statistical plots.

No prior knowledge of R or of programming is assumed, making this book ideal if you are more accustomed to using point-and-click style statistical packages.

You will learn how to: 

• Navigate the R system
• Enter and import data
• Manipulate datasets
• Calculate summary statistics
• Create statistical plots and customise their appearance
• Perform hypothesis tests such as the t-test and analysis of variance
• Build regression models
• Create your own functions
• Access additional functionality with the use of add-on packages.