R for Programmers: Mastering the Tools

Dan Zhang

Jan 2016 · CRC Press

About this ebook

Unlike other books about R, written from the perspective of statistics, this book is written from the perspective of programmers, providing a channel for programmers with expertise in other programming languages to quickly understand R. The contents are divided into four parts: the basics of R, the server of R, databases and big data, and the appendices, which introduce the installation of Java, various databases, and Hadoop. Because this is a reference book, there is no special sequence for reading all the chapters. Anyone new to the subject who wishes to master R comprehensively can simply follow the chapters in sequence.

About the author

Dan Zhang currently works at Qutke in the field of internet finance, leading a startup business of quantitative investment. As a programmer, he has worked in the area of program development for over ten years. Dan has developed mobile games as well as programming tools, and has worked on large Web application systems, internal CRM of companies, system integration of SOA, and big data tools based on Hadoop. Outsourcing, ecommerce, group purchase, payment, SNS and mobile SNS are all within his working range. He is familiar with four programming languages: R, Java, PHP, and JavaScript, and is knowledgeable of mass data storage, data analysis, and machine learning. His blog (http://blog.fens.me/) has a lot of R language original article.