The Basics of S-PLUS [Paperback]

Proven bestseller: almost 6000 copies sold in the U.S. in two editions

New edition updated to cover S-PLUS 6.0

Can be used as an introduction to R, as well as S-PLUS

New exercises have been added; Includes a comparison of S-PLUS and R

Well-suited for self-study

ThisisnowthefourtheditionofTheBasicsofS-Plussince1997.S-Plus saw a steady growth in popularity, and it established itself in many edu- tional and business places as a major data analysis tool.S-Plus is valued for its modern, interactive data analysis environment, whether it is the p- mary system or a complement to other standards like SAS (the latter is in particular true for the industry we work in, pharmaceuticals). We have followed the various releases with new editions of our book, introducing over time major changes like the incorporation of S Version 4 (the underlying language), Trellis graphs, a graphical user interface, in particular for the Windows operating system, and a chapter on R and its di?erencestoS-Plus(thatareminorforthematerialcoveredinthisbook). Thiseditionisanupdatefromedition3tocovernewfunctionsandfeatures ofS-Plus Version 7.0 (working from the beta release for MS Windows and Linux), adding more practical tips and examples, and correcting a few mistakes. We are very grateful to all our readers, in particular those sending us suggestions, comments, and any other kind of feedback. You will see some of these re?ected in the book.Graphical User Interface.- A First Session.- A Second Session.- Graphics.- Trellis Graphics.- Exploring Data.- Statistical Modeling.- Programming.- Object-Oriented Programming.- Input and Output.- Tips and Tricks.- S-Plus Internals.- Information Sources on and Around S-Plus.- R.

From the reviews of the third edition:

Written to coincide with Version 7.0 of S-PLUS, the fourth edition of The Basics of S-PLUS furnishes a gently pacls$