R help - Jun 2008 - help with manipulating data frames (survey analysis)

Dear all,

Can anyone recommend a good book or an online tutorial for using data frames
in R?

I want to do statistical analysis on some survey data and I can specify what
I would like to do very easily in algorithmic terms. However, being a n00b
to R I am struggling with getting R to execute what I want.

I think all I need is some source that directs me in the right direction by
walking me through some examples of common data frame operations (e.g.
adding/removing variables, selecting/filtering cases, reversing scales,
recoding variables, excluding missing values, splitting the responses based
on values of a variable and so on).

Thanks!

Marvin

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an introduction to R

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Marvin Lists <marvin.lists@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Can anyone recommend a good book or an online tutorial for using data
> frames
> in R?
>
> I want to do statistical analysis on some survey data and I can specify
> what
> I would like to do very easily in algorithmic terms. However, being a n00b
> to R I am struggling with getting R to execute what I want.
>
> I think all I need is some source that directs me in the right direction by
> walking me through some examples of common data frame operations (e.g.
> adding/removing variables, selecting/filtering cases, reversing scales,
> recoding variables, excluding missing values, splitting the responses based
> on values of a variable and so on).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marvin
>
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>
> ______________________________________________
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> PLEASE do read the posting guide
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>


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Thanks, I checked that site out but you are right, that's not what I need.

Price isn't an issue for me. I have access to pretty much any book through
my library or interlibrary loan.

Thanks again,
Marvin

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Patrick Burns <pburns@pburns.seanet.com>
wrote:
> S Poetry might help you, though it is not exactly
> what you are describing.  But the price is right.
>
> Patrick Burns
> patrick@burns-stat.com
> +44 (0)20 8525 0696
> http://www.burns-stat.com
> (home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
>
> Marvin Lists wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good book or an online tutorial for using data
>> frames
>> in R?
>>
>> I want to do statistical analysis on some survey data and I can specify
>> what
>> I would like to do very easily in algorithmic terms. However, being a
n00b
>> to R I am struggling with getting R to execute what I want.
>>
>> I think all I need is some source that directs me in the right
direction
>> by
>> walking me through some examples of common data frame operations (e.g.
>> adding/removing variables, selecting/filtering cases, reversing scales,
>> recoding variables, excluding missing values, splitting the responses
>> based
>> on values of a variable and so on).
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Marvin
>>
>>        [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>>
>> ______________________________________________
>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list
>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
>> PLEASE do read the posting guide
>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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> I want to do statistical analysis on some survey data and I can specify
what
> I would like to do very easily in algorithmic terms. However, being a n00b
> to R I am struggling with getting R to execute what I want.
>
> I think all I need is some source that directs me in the right direction by
> walking me through some examples of common data frame operations (e.g.
> adding/removing variables, selecting/filtering cases, reversing scales,
> recoding variables, excluding missing values, splitting the responses based
> on values of a variable and so on).
"Data manipulation with R", by Phil Spector
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/0387747303) would be a good start.

Hadley


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?Notes on the use of R for psychology experiments and questionnaires? by
Jonathan Baron and Yuelin Li  on the R website.


--- On Wed, 6/18/08, Marvin Lists <marvin.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Marvin Lists <marvin.lists at gmail.com>
> Subject: [R] help with manipulating data frames (survey analysis)
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Received: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 2:11 PM
> Dear all,
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good book or an online tutorial for
> using data frames
> in R?
> 
> I want to do statistical analysis on some survey data and I
> can specify what
> I would like to do very easily in algorithmic terms.
> However, being a n00b
> to R I am struggling with getting R to execute what I want.
> 
> I think all I need is some source that directs me in the
> right direction by
> walking me through some examples of common data frame
> operations (e.g.
> adding/removing variables, selecting/filtering cases,
> reversing scales,
> recoding variables, excluding missing values, splitting the
> responses based
> on values of a variable and so on).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Marvin
> 
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> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained,
> reproducible code.

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