Thomas P. Hogan

Bare-Bones R

A Brief Introductory Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bare-Bones R provides a practical, hands-on introduction to the elements of R and R Commander. Assuming no background in computer programming, author Thomas P. Hogan guides the novice in using these valuable tools for statistical analysis. The book walks the reader through steps for downloading and then works through examples of basic statistical processing. A Student Study Site contains downloadable data sets used in the text as well as selected updates for R.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 197g
• ISBN-13: 9781412980418
• ISBN-10: 1412980410
• Artikelnr.: 28148789

Autorenporträt

Thomas P. Hogan, Ph.D. is professor of psychology and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton.  He teaches courses in statistics, research methods, psychological testing, and educational assessment.  While doing so, he has received all three of the University's teaching awards.  Prior to his time as full-time professor, he served as Dean of the Graduate School and Director of Research and as Interim Provost/Academic Vice President at Scranton.   Previously, he was professor of psychology, Associate Chancellor for Graduate and Professional Programs, and Co-Director of the Assessment Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.  He is the author or co-author of several nationally used standardized tests, textbooks on psychological testing and educational assessment, and over 100 published articles and presentations related to psychological and educational measurement.  He serves frequently as a consultant to government agencies, professional organizations, and businesses on matters of measurement, research design, and statistical analysis.  He holds a bachelor's degree from John Carroll University and both master's and doctoral degrees from Fordham University, with a specialization in psychometrics.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Part 1: Base R 1-1: What is R? 1-2: R
s Up
s and Down
s 1-3: Getting Started: Loading R 1-4: Getting Started Really: Using R as a Calculator 1-5: Creating a Data Set 1-6: Using R Functions: Simple Ones 1-7: Reading in Larger Data Sets 1-8: Getting Help 1-9: Dealing with Missing Data 1-10: Using R Functions: Hypothesis-tests 1-11: R Functions for Commonly Used Statistics 1-12: Two COmmands for Managing Your Files 1-13: R Graphics Chapter 2: R Commander? 2-1: What is R Commander 2-2: R Commander Windows and Menus 2-3: The Data Menu 2-4: The Statistics Menu 2-5: The Graphics Menu 2-6: The Distributions Menu: Two Quick Examples Chapter 3: Some Other Stuff 3-1: A Few Other Ways to Enter Data 3-2: Exporting R Results 3-3: Bonus: Build Your Own Functions 3-4: An Example of an Add-on Package 3-5: Keeping Up to Date 3-6: Going Further: Selected References Handy List of a Few Crucial Commands in base R Going Further: Selected References