Hi, if  I may further add it would be very helpful if you get a book on R
from your library... the introductory chapters should be very much helpful
as all of them start on how to simply start R, load your data files, etc
etc.... The deepness and power of R is well beyond any other software, but
you do have to use your keyboard more than your mouse :). although there are
some GUI's available... when i started using R I used R-commander and rattle
which helped me get started a bit...

On 19/02/2008, Mark Difford <mark_difford@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Rthoughts,
>
> >> I am currently discouraged by the use of r. I cannot figure out how to
> >> use it despite
> >> extensive searches. Can anyone help me with getting started? How can
> >> import
> >> a txt file with series...
>
> There are piles of documents that you could (and should) read.  I am
> surprised that you haven't found them in your extensive searches.  To set
> your thoughts free, go here:
>
> http://www.r-project.org/
> http://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html    ## read the first one, and
> whatever else you need
>
> Then click on CRAN, and choose a mirror site (nearby), say:
> http://cran.za.r-project.org/
>
> Then go:
> http://cran.za.r-project.org/other-docs.html
>
> and start at the top.
>
> HTH,
> Mark.
>
> PS: It might help you in your future enquiries if you used a real name,
> and
> if you called R R rather than r (since your keyboard clearly doesn't have
> a
> broken R ;).
>
>
>
> Rthoughts wrote:
> >
> > Hello, I need to learn to use r-software for my PhD research project
> > involving long timelines of radon radiation variations.
> >
> > I am using windows.
> >
> > I am currently discouraged by the use of r. I cannot figure out how to
> use
> > it despite extensive searches. Can anyone help me with getting started?
> > How can import a txt file with series of numbers from the RAD7 machine?
> > How can I open up and set directories with the imported file or to start
> a
> > new r session?
> >
> > Thank you so much if you can help.
> >
>
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