The Art of R Programming

Whom Is This Book For?

Many use R mainly in an ad hoc way—to plot a histogram here, perform a regression analysis there, and carry out other discrete tasks involving statistical operations. But this book is for those who wish to develop software in R. The programming skills of our intended readers may range anywhere from those of a professional software developer to “I took a programming course in college,” but their key goal is to write R code for specific purposes. (Statistical knowledge will generally not be needed.)

Here are some examples of people who may benefit from this book:

• Analysts employed by, say, a hospital or government agency who produce statistical reports on a regular basis and need to develop production programs for this purpose ...