The R Book, 3/e (Hardcover)

A start-to-finish guide to one of the most useful programming languages for researchers in a variety of fields

In the newly revised Third Edition of The R Book, a team of distinguished teachers and researchers delivers a user-friendly and comprehensive discussion of foundational and advanced topics in the R software language, which is used widely in science, engineering, medicine, economics, and other fields. The book is designed to be used as both a complete text--readable from cover to cover--and as a reference manual for practitioners seeking authoritative guidance on particular topics.

This latest edition offers instruction on the use of the RStudio GUI, an easy-to-use environment for those new to R. It provides readers with a complete walkthrough of the R language, beginning at a point that assumes no prior knowledge of R and very little previous knowledge of statistics. Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to fundamental concepts in statistics and step-by-step roadmaps to their implementation in R;
• Comprehensive explorations of worked examples in R;
• A complementary companion website with downloadable datasets that are used in the book;
• In-depth examination of essential R packages.

Perfect for undergraduate and postgraduate students of science, engineering, medicine economics, and geography, The R Book will also earn a place in the libraries of social sciences professionals.

《The R Book》第三版是一本全面且易於使用的指南，針對R軟體語言的基礎和進階主題，該語言在科學、工程、醫學、經濟學和其他領域廣泛使用。這本書旨在作為一本完整的教材，可從頭到尾閱讀，也可作為實踐者在特定主題上尋求權威指導的參考手冊。

這本最新版提供了對RStudio GUI的使用指導，這是一個易於使用的環境，適合R的新手使用。它為讀者提供了對R語言的完整介紹，從假設讀者對R沒有任何先備知識並且對統計學知識了解很少的地方開始。讀者還將找到以下內容：

- 對統計學基本概念的詳細介紹，以及在R中實施這些概念的逐步指南；
- 在R中的實例深入探討；
- 附帶可下載數據集的相應伴侶網站；
- 對重要的R套件進行深入研究。

這本書非常適合理工科、醫學、經濟學和地理學的本科和研究生學生，也適合社會科學專業人士的圖書館收藏。

Elinor Jones, PhD, is an Associate Professor (Teaching) in the Department of Statistical Science at University College London. She is an experienced teacher with a background in statistics consultancy in a range of fields.

Simon Harden, PhD, is an Associate Professor (Teaching) in the Department of Statistical Science at University College London. He has taught R and statistics to people with a wide range of backgrounds, and has experience working in finance and IT.

Michael J Crawley FRS is Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology at Imperial College London.

Elinor Jones博士是倫敦大學學院統計科學系的副教授（教學）。她是一位經驗豐富的教師，具有在各個領域進行統計諮詢的背景。

Simon Harden博士是倫敦大學學院統計科學系的副教授（教學）。他曾向具有廣泛背景的人士教授R語言和統計學，並在金融和IT領域有工作經驗。

Michael J Crawley FRS是倫敦帝國學院植物生態學的名譽教授。