[R] ANNOUNCEMENT: 20% discount on new R books from Chapman & Hall/CRC

[Robert.Calver@informa.com]

20% discount on four new R books from Chapman & Hall/CRC

Chapman and Hall/CRC is pleased to announce the publication of four new books on R, all available through our website at 20% discount to users of R. To take advantage of this permanent offer, which is valid across all of our R books, simply visit http://www.crcpress.com/, choose your titles, and insert the online discount code - 585HHXXXX - in the 'Promotion Code' field at checkout.

** NEW TITLES! **

A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using R
Brian S. Everitt and Torsten Hothorn

With emphasis on the use of R and the interpretation of results rather than the theory behind the methods, this book addresses particular statistical techniques and demonstrates how they can be applied to one or more data sets using R. The authors provide a concise introduction to R, including a summary of its most important features. They cover a variety of topics, such as simple inference, generalized linear models, multilevel models, longitudinal data, cluster analysis, principal components analysis, and discriminant analysis. With numerous figures and exercises, A Handbook of Statistical Analysis using R provides useful information for students as well as statisticians and data analysts. All datasets and code used in the book are available as a downloadable package from CRAN.

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Generalized Additive Models: An Introduction with R
Simon N. Wood

This book aims to provide readers with a thorough understanding of the theory and practical applications of GAMs, to enable informed use of these very flexible tools and related advanced models. The author's approach is based on a framework of penalized regression splines, and he provides a well grounded introduction through motivating chapters on linear and generalized linear models, as well as covering more advanced extensions via a final chapter on mixed models, including GAMMs. The author uses the R software throughout to explain the underlying theory and illustrate the practicalities of linear, generalized linear and generalized additive models, as well as their mixed effect extensions. Background theory on likelihood, matrix algebra and the geometry of model estimation is also provided, so that the book is reasonably self contained. Each chapter has exercises for which complete solutions are provided in an appendix. An R package containing the featured datasets is also freely available through CRAN.

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Extending Linear models with R: Generalized Linear, Mixed Effects and Nonparametric Regression Models
Julian J. Faraway

This book surveys the techniques that grow from the regression model, presenting three extensions to that framework: generalized linear models (GLMs), mixed effect models, and nonparametric regression models. The author's treatment is thoroughly modern and covers topics that include GLM diagnostics, generalized linear mixed models, trees, and even the use of neural networks in statistics. To demonstrate the interplay of theory and practice, throughout the book the author weaves the use of the R software environment to analyze the data of real examples, providing all of the R commands necessary to reproduce the analyses.

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Robust Statistical Methods with R
Jana Jureckova and Jan Picek

This book provides a systematic treatment of robust procedures with an emphasis on practical application. The authors work from underlying mathematical tools to implementation, paying special attention to the computational aspects. They cover the whole range of robust methods, including differentiable statistical functions, distance of measures, influence functions, and asymptotic distributions, in a rigorous yet approachable manner. Highlighting hands-on problem solving, many examples and computational algorithms using the R software supplement the discussion. The book examines the characteristics of robustness, estimators of real parameter, large sample properties, and goodness-of-fit tests. It also includes a brief overview of R in an appendix for those with little experience using the software.

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** OTHER TITLES! **

R Graphics
Paul Murrell

A description of the core graphics features of R including: a brief introduction to R; an introduction to general R graphics features. The base graphics system of R: traditional S graphics. The power and flexibility of grid graphics. Building on top of the base or grid graphics: Trellis graphics and developing new graphics functions. 

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Using R for Introductory Statistics
John Verzani  

This book fills a gap as a true introduction to statistics using R. With emphasis on data analysis and practical examples, it encourages understanding rather than focusing on learning the underlying theory. It includes a large collection of exercises and numerous practical examples from a broad range of scientific disciplines. It comes complete with an online resource containing datasets, R functions, selected solutions to exercises, and updates to the latest features. A full solutions manual is available from Chapman & Hall/CRC.
 
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Linear Models with R
Julian J. Faraway

Focussed on the practice of regression and analysis of variance, this book clearly demonstrates the different methods available and in which situations each one applies. It covers all of the standard topics, from the basics of estimation to missing data, factorial designs, and block designs, but it also includes discussion of topics, such as model uncertainty, rarely addressed in books of this type. The presentation incorporates an abundance of examples that clarify both the use of each technique and the conclusions one can draw from the results. 

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Correspondence Analysis and Data Coding with Java and R
Fionn Murtagh

Provides an introduction to methods and applications of correspondence analysis, with an emphasis on data coding - the first step in correspondence analysis. It features a practical presentation of the theory with a range of applications from data mining, financial engineering, and the biosciences. Implementation of the methods is presented using Java and R software.  

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** CALL FOR AUTHORS **

If you are working on a manuscript or have an idea for a book, and are interested in publishing with Chapman & Hall/CRC, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to discuss publishing, or have any questions about any of our titles.

Rob Calver
Acquisitions Editor, Statistics
Chapman & Hall/CRC
Taylor & Francis Group
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