Praise for the First Edition

Lucid and engaging—this is without doubt the fun way to learn R!

Amos A. Folarin, University College London

Be prepared to quickly raise the bar with the sheer quality that R can produce.

Patrick Breen, Rogers Communications Inc.

An excellent introduction and reference on R from the author of the best R website.

Christopher Williams, University of Idaho

Thorough and readable. A great R companion for the student or researcher.

Samuel McQuillin, University of South Carolina

Finally, a comprehensive introduction to R for programmers.

Philipp K. Janert, Author of Gnuplot in Action

Essential reading for anybody moving to R for the first time.

Charles Malpas, University of Melbourne

One of the quickest routes to R proficiency. You can buy the book on Friday and have a working program by Monday.

Elizabeth Ostrowski, Baylor College of Medicine

One usually buys a book to solve the problems they know they have. This book solves problems you didn’t know you had.

Carles Fenollosa, Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Clear, precise, and comes with a lot of explanations and examples...the book can be used by beginners and professionals alike, and even for teaching R!

Atef Ouni, Tunisian National Institute of Statistics

A great balance of targeted tutorials and in-depth examples.

Landon Cox, 360VL Inc.