The Hmisc and Design libraries also have some useful functions, especially 
for data management.  The Intro to S-plus by Alzola and Harrell is quite 
direct and user-friendly. You can find this at: 

http://hesweb1.med.virginia.edu/biostat/s/splus.html

Good luck!

In a message dated 12/3/02 3:52:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Sonia.Bauer@noaa.gov writes:


> Dear R-Representative:
> I am very new to R and I have to admit that I am not the cleverest of
> users.  So, please bear with me.  I have installed R on my Mac OS 8.6.
> I am interested in eventually using the packages -- many useful ones
> have been downloaded with the basic R software.  I have looked through
> some of the manuals, however, I have not yet found how to access the
> commands in these packages.  I am assuming there are ways to include the
> functions available in these packages in some kind of path.  I have used
> UNIX and I use my Mac mainly as a word processor, but would like to
> learn R on the Mac and perhaps later for research, possibly on a new
> Mac.  So, my question is, what kind of set up is required for me to use
> these packages?
> Sorry for such an inane question, but I've decided that you will be able
> to help me much more quickly than I am able to find what I need at this
> point.
> Thank you VERY MUCH.
> Sincerely,
> Sonia Bauer
> 
> 


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