Data Geeks!

[eve11]

O'Reilly is offering a free course on the basics of R. With pirates. I've done a few of the modules and I really like the setup for getting a good feel of the command line, data types, etc.

Download R (for free!) here:
http://cran.r-project.org

The tutorial is here:
http://tryr.codeschool.com

(You can try the tutorial without downloading the package)
Also I recommend SimpleR as a good free reference. For anyone who's ever looked at a data set and said, "If only I could plot it that way..."

ETA: I should also say, that for any spot where they use the arrow assignment '<-', you can also just use the equal sign '='

Comments

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Oooh! I was just thinking that I should look into learning R. And look, resources! :D

[eve11]

Yes, definitely look into it!

And if you have any questions or want some example functions or some sample code on how to plot things or run things, send me a pm if you get stuck. I have been using it since I started grad school in 2000 and am pretty good at least at speaking my own brand of R. :) I did all of the graphs for my dissertation using R (like these ones), and use it nearly daily at work.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Geek out, bb!!

[eve11]

Oh, I need no encouragement! :D

[lostrack621.livejournal.com]

Will the tutorial be up for awhile? As in...can I wait until the weekend until I download it for posterity since I don't possibly have the time to learn something new now?

[eve11]

Should be up for a while, as far as I know. The person who told me about it said I should mention it at my talk in 2 weeks. You don't have to download anything for the tutorial, just visit the web site and click on stuff. :)

[lostrack621.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Cool!!!

As an aside - I will DEFINITELY be bugging you about R in the future, when I am le fin and on my way to a postdoc. :D

[eve11]

:D I'm an R evangelist. I think it is awesome.