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Mastering Scientific Computing with R

Employ professional quantitative methods to answer scientific questions with a powerful open source data analysis environment

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|Feb 2015
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Key Features

    Book Description

    If you want to learn how to quantitatively answer scientific questions for practical purposes using the powerful R language and the open source R tool ecosystem, this book is ideal for you. It is ideally suited for scientists who understand scientific concepts, know a little R, and want to be able to start applying R to be able to answer empirical scientific questions. Some R exposure is helpful, but not compulsory.

    What you will learn

    • Master data management in R
    • Perform hypothesis tests using both parametric and nonparametric methods
    • Understand how to perform statistical modeling using linear methods
    • Model nonlinear relationships in data with kernel density methods
    • Use matrix operations to improve coding productivity
    • Utilize the observed data to model unobserved variables
    • Deal with missing data using multiple imputations
    • Simplify highdimensional data using principal components, singular value decomposition, and factor analysis

    Who this book is for

    If you want to learn how to quantitatively answer scientific questions for practical purposes using the powerful R language and the open source R tool ecosystem, this book is ideal for you. It is ideally suited for scientists who understand scientific concepts, know a little R, and want to be able to start applying R to be able to answer empirical scientific questions. Some R exposure is helpful, but not compulsory.

    Table of Contents

    1. Programming with R
    2. Statistical Methods
    3. Linear Models
    4. Non Linear Methods
    5. Linear Algebra with R
    6. Principal Component Factor Analysis andthe Common Factor Model
    7. Structural Equation Modelling
    8. Simulation and Monte Carlo Modelling
    9. Optimization with R
    10. Advanced Data Management with R
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78355-526-0
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2015
    Language: English
    Pages: 432