John Kane wrote:
> I don't know the book but I doubt that it is a good way to learn R.  
>
> I'd suggest having a look at some of the documentation available on the R site.  Click on Other (in left column of page) have a look there  and then select the " contributed documentation" link to get more documentation.  Have a look at some of these offerings before buying any books.  
>
> The on-line "Introduction to R"  (Click on Manuals) is also very useful although I found that it was more useful after I had a basic understanding of R than as an intro for a complete novice who is not a statistician.
> Oh yes, it's also much easer to use in PDF form than in the HTML format. 
>
> --- On Wed, 5/13/09, AG <computing.account@googlemail.com> wrote:
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>> From: AG <computing.account@googlemail.com>
>> Subject: [R] [OT?]R Reference Manual review/recommend
>> To: R-help@r-project.org
>> Received: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 4:55 PM
>> Hello  all
>>
>> I am looking to learn R and was thumbing through volume 1
>> of "R reference manual - Base Package".  I'm sorry if
>> this is ludicrously silly to ask, but is this book worth the
>> investment as a good way to learn how to use R?
>>
>> AG
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Dear all

Thanks for all of the suggestions.  I'm glad I asked before I bought the 
book.

Sounds like there's loads of alternatives, so will pursue those leads.

Many thanks

AG

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