StatFilter: Would anybody be able to recommend a good introduction to the statistical computing language "R" that a reasonably quantitatively-adept psychologist might be able to work through on his own? Something like a step-by-step book or textbook with exercises would be great to help me become more fluent in R. (My colleagues at work who use R are primarily computer scientists who either first learned MatLab or are brilliant autodidacts when it comes to learning different scripting languages, and thus don't have any suggestions; Googling has mostly proferred a somewhat obscurely structured guide from the R authors and lots of invocations to just learn on my own, somehow...). I've become familiar with how to do many individually useful tasks in data structuring and analysis, but I feel a bit like a very high-functioning tourist who has learned a lot of phrases to get around but who would be lost and mugged in an alleyway if I strayed off the beaten path.
posted by Keter on Feb 7, 2013 - 16 answers

My stats notes are getting too long to distribute using the university printers. A publisher wants to turn them into a printed book, but I want to keep control of the electronic distribution of my work. How should I approach this situation? [more inside]
posted by mixing on Nov 26, 2012 - 17 answers

StatisticsFilter, non-parametric edition: I'd like to test if my non-normally distributed outcome is significantly different between two groups adjusting for a third variable. [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on Aug 8, 2012 - 5 answers

What is the best way for me to learn R? In particular, what is the best website or online tutorials for learning to deal with large datasets. [more inside]
posted by aleatorictelevision on Jun 20, 2012 - 13 answers

I think I need to learn about time series analysis. My statistics background is so mediocre that I'm not even sure this is the thing I actually need to learn. How far in over my head am I? [more inside]
posted by ootandaboot on Aug 25, 2011 - 7 answers

Help me spread my love for R. [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on Apr 21, 2011 - 9 answers

Statistics filter: Cohen's kappa and inter-rater reliability in R? [more inside]
posted by SymphonyNumberNine on Apr 12, 2011 - 2 answers

How would I find a function that transforms random variables from an non-normal probability distribution to a normal distribution? [more inside]
posted by formless on Mar 30, 2011 - 9 answers

I just read Victor Niederhoffer's Practical Speculation. Most of the book is devoted to analyzing trading opportunities using statistics. I am looking for other resources devoted to this topic. [more inside]
posted by prunes on Mar 27, 2011 - 1 answer

Merging datasets in R. I seem to have forgotten how to do some things. [more inside]
posted by proj on Nov 19, 2010 - 3 answers

Bayesian Statistics & Dynamic Linear Modelling in R Filter: explain why I am getting large in magnitude (in contrast to a previous project) log likelihoods. [more inside]
posted by JoeXIII007 on Jun 22, 2010 - 2 answers

Free stand-alone stats programs for Mac and/or Windows that have (at a minimum) two-way ANOVA and linear regression capabilities? Barring that, good resources for learning R? [more inside]
posted by kataclysm on May 21, 2010 - 15 answers

Statistics Filter: After performing factor analysis (PAF) using R, how do I display all the factor loadings, not just the ones above .3? [more inside]
posted by bingoes on May 19, 2010 - 2 answers

Statistics question: is it possible to test sets of cumulative data for significant differences in rate? [more inside]
posted by rollick on Nov 4, 2009 - 9 answers

BookSuggestionFilter: I need to learn about R (and statistical modeling) in a hurry. [more inside]
posted by kenliu on Oct 22, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I graph these data using R's plot() and barplot() commands? [more inside]
posted by bengarland on Apr 9, 2009 - 6 answers

Are There Good Blogs About The Statistical Programming Language, R? [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon on Mar 14, 2009 - 11 answers

How to import a SAS dataset into R (with, unfortunately, one extra degree of difficulty...)? [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on Jan 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Best ways to visually explore a large survey data set? [more inside]
posted by proj on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

Stumped with RPy, need help badly! [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Feb 25, 2008 - 4 answers

I am looking for great books / guides for learning applied statistics and R (at the same time). Any hivemind suggestions? [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon on Feb 12, 2008 - 13 answers

Statistics. Generalized Linear Models; What's being done in this R script I've been handed down, with the variable weights? [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Mar 15, 2007 - 3 answers

SPSS is fine but produces offensively ugly figures. R has nice, clean output but is otherwise inscrutable. Statistica is, alas, Windows-only. Mathematica isn't really it, either. What statistics package should I use for OS X? [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on Mar 17, 2006 - 21 answers