Re: [R] R learning

2012-05-31 Thread C.H.
Learn by solving your own problem. Break down your [real or toy] problem into solvable subtasks. Find out how to solve these subtasks using R. Quick-R is a good reference for task specific information. http://www.statmethods.net/ On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 5:57 AM, arun.gurubaramurugeshan wrote:

Re: [R] R learning

2012-05-30 Thread arun.gurubaramurugeshan
If you haven't already look at Introduction to R, please follow this link "http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.pdf";. There are several books which will teach you R, please look at online retailers like Amazon, Ebay etc., Online search for specific task will also to help you to gather kn

Re: [R] R learning

2012-05-30 Thread Patrick Burns
You have already had one response that interpreted "learn R" as use R to do statistics. I have a rather different interpretation of "learn R". An answer to that interpretation (learn the mechanics of the language) is: http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/hints_R_begin.html If you search the w

Re: [R] R learning

2012-05-30 Thread Nicole Marie Ford
ions, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, second edition, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4129-7514-8. [ bib | http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Books/Companion/index.html ] - Original Message - From: "paragkulkarni11" To: r-help@r-project.org Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:14:52 AM Subject: [R]

[R] R learning

2012-05-30 Thread paragkulkarni11
Hi, What is quickest way to learn R? I am unnecessarily having fear of learning R. rgds Parag Kulkarni Haridwar,India -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/R-learning-tp4631814.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

Re: [R] R & learning curves. Was RE: R routines vs. MATLAB/SPSS Routines

2007-10-26 Thread Charles C. Berry
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Ravi Varadhan wrote: > Please pardon my non-R related response, but I couldn't resist this! > > I have always felt that the phrase "steep learning curve" is incorrectly > used. If one plots "learning" on Y-axis and effort (or time) on the X-axis, > then the (instantaneous) sl

Re: [R] R & learning curves. Was RE: R routines vs. MATLAB/SPSS Routines

2007-10-26 Thread Chris Evans
Ravi Varadhan sent the following at 26/10/2007 17:29: > Please pardon my non-R related response, but I couldn't resist this! > > I have always felt that the phrase "steep learning curve" is incorrectly > used. If one plots "learning" on Y-axis and effort (or time) on the X-axis, > then the (in

[R] R & learning curves. Was RE: R routines vs. MATLAB/SPSS Routines

2007-10-26 Thread Ravi Varadhan
Please pardon my non-R related response, but I couldn't resist this! I have always felt that the phrase "steep learning curve" is incorrectly used. If one plots "learning" on Y-axis and effort (or time) on the X-axis, then the (instantaneous) slope of the learning curve for R should be shallowe