{"product_id":"start-here-to-learn-r-han-de-vries-9781086821680","title":"Start Here To Learn R Vol. 1 Vectors, Arithmetic, and Regular Sequences: Practise Your R Programming Skills In 44 Exercises","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLearn R programming by means of deliberate practice\u003c\/strong\u003eIf you are serious about learning R and being able to use R to solve real-world problems, this book is for you. It is the first volume in a series of compact eBooks, based on the simple premise that the best way to learn programming is by means of deliberate practice. This book offers a lot of practice, through 44 exercises. It also offers you a \u003cem\u003esystem\u003c\/em\u003e to practice deliberately: each exercise is a step up from the previous one, and allows you to discover and practice a new concept, or extension to a concept you practised before.We'll take it slowly but thoroughly  The first 50 pages of this book cover the very, very basics of R: Vectors, arithmetic operators and functions, and regular sequences. In many books you will find an explanation of these topics condensed to a few pages, in some online tutorials to a single blog post, and in popular cheat sheets these topics might have been summarized in three or four lines. I don't think compressing information this way is going to help you to really understand R, and develop the skills to actually use R to solve an actual problem.\u003cstrong\u003eA framework to guide your interaction with R\u003c\/strong\u003eTo achieve this latter goal, your most important activity will be to sit down behind a computerscreen and keyboard, and interact with R. The exercises in this book are designed as a framework to guide that interaction, challenge you, and allow you to measure your progress. In fact, just reading this book without access to a computer, unfortunately, will be a waste of your time. I recommend to read the book on your computer screen (e.g. on the right side), and have an R session running on the left side of your screen.\u003cstrong\u003eFirst practice, then apply in new situations\u003c\/strong\u003eThe final 20 pages cover the application of what you practised in the first 50 pages, in new situations. Rather than learning a new concept, or R function, at the end of the book, I will challenge you to develop solutions to real problems, by writing short R scripts using R data structures and functions appropriately.Throughout the book, the level of difficulty varies somewhat, deliberately. Like a running workout, some exercises act more like a warm-up, while others offer you just a lot of practice (mileage building), and still others aim to push you hard for a while (sprint). You should feel free to \"break away from the pack\", and skip an exercise if you are already thoroughly familiar with a particular function, or peek at the solution after you tried many times to solve the problem.\u003cstrong\u003eSolutions included\u003c\/strong\u003eYes, that wasn't a typo: All solutions to the exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Right below each exercise you will find a link that will bring you to the corresponding solution in the document right away. And once you get to the end of the solution, you can click a link back to the corresponding exercise. I tried to find a good balance here: When working on an exercise I don't want you to accidentally see the solution (which is why I didn't include a solution immediately below an exercise). On the other hand, the solutions include a lot of explanation and are important to read after you've done the exercises. So, I created the links between exercises and solutions to allow you to navigate back and forth conveniently.\u003cstrong\u003eNow, let's practise and start the first set. Ready, set, go \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Han De Vries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1086821688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781086821680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Han De Vries","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055880663295,"sku":"9781086821680","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48828caa-5525-45ad-b5b4-1551ef3ab85d.jpg?v=1685038319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/start-here-to-learn-r-han-de-vries-9781086821680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}