[R] Introductory statistics and introduction to R

[G. Jay Kerns]

Dear Marsh,

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Marsh Feldman <MarshFeldman at cox.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a bright, diligent second-year graduate student who wants to learn
> statistics and R and will, in effect, be taking a tutorial from me on these
> subjects. (If you've seen some of my questions on this list, please don't
> laugh.) As an undergrad he majored in philosophy, so this will be his first
> foray into computer programming and statistics.
>
> I'm thinking of having him use "Introductory Statistics with R" by Peter
> Dalgaard, but I'm unable to tell if the book requires calculus. I don't
> think this student knows calculus, so this would be a deal breaker. Can
> someone tell me if my student can get through this book starting out with
> just knowledge of algebra?

Short answer: Yes.  The long answer is also Yes.

(Not really, it depends on what you mean by 'get through'.)

>
> Also, do you have other suggestions for texts, manuals, web sites, etc. that
> would introduce statistics and R simultaneously?

Have you seen this?

http://rwiki.sciviews.org/doku.php?id=books:intrstat

Good luck,
Jay


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