Overview
The book, R for Starters, is divided into four parts. Its fundamental goal is to cover the theory, as well as the implementation and exploration of the theory. To that end, it entwines the equations with the code in an effort to allow people to do and understand statistics, rather than just read about it.
The eBook
![[book]](_images/icon-book.svg){kind=icon}
This provides a link to the book, R for Starters. You can access each chapter separately or the entire book. While there are missing chapters, they shall be completed as time passes.
The Data Files
![[data]](_images/icon-data.svg){kind=icon}
To help with understanding the power of statistics, the following are several data files that were either gathered or were created over the past decade. These are not the “toy data sets” that tend to be used in statistics textbooks. They provide reasons to the student as to why computer software is needed to perform real statistics.
The R Functions
![[fctns]](_images/icon-code.svg){kind=icon}
This is a list of several functions I have written for R. They are presented here so that you have the opportunity to use them as-is… and the opportunity to examine their structure to learn from them.
One of the greatest powers of the R Statistical Environment is its extensibility. If you do not like the built-in functions, you can find packages that will provide the functionality you desire. If you do not like the packages, you can write your own functions.