Chapter 20
Ten Valuable Online R Resources
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding websites for R users
Learning from online documents
One reason for the rapid rise of R is the supportive R community. It seems that as soon as someone becomes proficient in R, they immediately want to share their knowledge with others — and the web is the place to do it. This chapter points you to some of the helpful web-based resources the R community has created.
Websites for R Users
As you work with R, you might run into a situation or two that requires some expert help. The websites in this section can provide the assistance you need.
R-bloggers
As I write this, the R-bloggers website comprises the efforts of 750 R bloggers. By the time you visit www.r-bloggers.com/, this number will surely be larger.
Statistics Ph.D. candidate Tal Galili runs the show. As he says, his objective is to empower R bloggers to empower R users. In addition to the blogs, you’ll find links to courses, conferences, and job opportunities.
Microsoft R Application Network
Once upon a time, a terrific site called Inside-R provided a variety of resources for R users. Recently, Microsoft acquired Inside-R’s parent company Revolution Analytics.
One result of this acquisition is the Microsoft R Application Network, (MRAN) which is where you’ll ...
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