Installing, Using, and Learning More about R
Downloading and Installing R software:
For a Windows installation or a compile-it-yourself *nix installation, refer to:
For a clean installation on Linux, you can install R via a package manager (the package is 'r-base') by typing the following as root:
- apt-get install r-base
In addition, many of the 600 or so packages from the comprehensive R archive network (CRAN) are also available through Linux package managers. All begin with the prefix 'r-cran'.
Online and In-Print Resources for Learning R :
The Berkeley CRAN maintains a page of Official R Manuals . Of particular note is the "Introduction to R".
Sadly, however, there is no online equivalent, in terms of quality, to consulting a textbook. If you are intent on learning R, we highly recommend you invest in one of these books (or a used version if one is available):
- Introductory Statistics with R, 2nd, edition, by Peter Dalgaard. (2008)
- Modern Applied Statistics with S, 4th edition, by Venables & Ripley (2003)
Or, alternatively consult a list maintained on Amazon:
Table of Contents
| Page title | Most recent update | Last edited by |
|---|---|---|
| What is R? | April 22, 2009 2:41 PM | Michael E. Driscoll |
| Other R Users Groups in North America | June 21, 2009 7:24 AM | Jim Porzak |
| About your Meetup Organizers | January 23, 2009 9:10 AM | Jim Porzak |
| Installing, Using, and Learning More about R | July 17, 2008 8:30 PM | Michael E. Driscoll |
| About Bay Area useR Group (R Programming Language) | August 28, 2009 8:26 AM | Jim Porzak |
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