[R] Best Beginner Books?

[arnaud gaboury]

On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 4:54 AM, Jason Eyerly <teamtraders3564 at gmail.com> wrote:
> A lot of excellent suggestions! Thank you everyone for the input. I’ve purchased via Amazon:
>
> "A Beginner's Guide to R" by Zuur
> "Data Manipulation with R" by Spector
> “Introductory Statistics with R.” by Peter Dalgaard
>
> Are there any suggestions as to which order I should read them in when they arrive? For best comprehension, I’m thinking “Introductory Statistics with R” would be the best to start with, and perhaps the beginners guide after that, or vice versa?
>

I would not start with a whole book, but a good short intro (~ 30-40
pages). Feel free to pick up free publications here:
https://github.com/gabx/r-project/tree/master/documentation.