Description
| Product ID: | 9781461406846 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Statistics and Computing |
| Title: | R for SAS and SPSS Users |
| Authors: | Author: Robert A. Muenchen |
| Page Count: | 686 |
| Subjects: | Sociology, Sociology, Psychological methodology, Probability and statistics, Mathematical and statistical software, Graphics programming, Data mining, Maths for computer scientists, Expert systems / knowledge-based systems, Psychological methodology, Probability & statistics, Mathematical & statistical software, Graphics programming, Data mining, Maths for computer scientists, Expert systems / knowledge-based systems |
| Description: | This book introduces R using SAS and SPSS terms with which you are already familiar. The programs and practice datasets are available for download.The glossary defines over 50 R terms using SAS/SPSS jargon and again using R jargon. R is a powerful and free software system for data analysis and graphics, with over 5,000 add-on packages available. This book introduces R using SAS and SPSS terms with which you are already familiar. It demonstrates which of the add-on packages are most like SAS and SPSS and compares them to R''s built-in functions. It steps through over 30 programs written in all three packages, comparing and contrasting the packages'' differing approaches. The programs and practice datasets are available for download. The glossary defines over 50 R terms using SAS/SPSS jargon and again using R jargon. The table of contents and the index allow you to find equivalent R functions by looking up both SAS statements and SPSS commands. When finished, you will be able to import data, manage and transform it, create publication quality graphics, and perform basic statistical analyses. This new edition has updated programming, an expanded index, and even more statistical methods covered in over 25 new sections. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Publisher Name: | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-07-26 |
