Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Second edition of Crawley's The R Book

The second edition of Michael Cawley's The R Book is available from Wiley. According to the publisher, the new edition boasts the following features:

  • "Features full colour text and extensive graphics throughout.
  • Introduces a clear structure with numbered section headings to help readers locate information more efficiently.
  • Looks at the evolution of R over the past five years.
  • Features a new chapter on Bayesian Analysis and Meta-Analysis.
  • Presents a fully revised and updated bibliography and reference section.
  • Is supported by an accompanying website allowing examples from the text to be run by the user."

At 1076 pages, this continues to be the most comprehensive text on R.