R for Medicine and Biology (Jones and Bartlett Series in Biomedical Informatics) 1st Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Paul D. Lewis Page ID: 0763758086
Paperback: 399 pagesPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 1 edition (May 8, 2009)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0763758086ISBN-13: 978-0763758080 Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #1,376,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #59 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Prosthesis #180 in Books > Medical Books > Medical Informatics #374 in Books > Computers & Technology > Computer Science > Bioinformatics
I’ve owned a few instructional R books. This one is good. This books takes the approach of teaching by example rather than by lengthy descriptions and explanations. For instance, after you briefly read about what "tapply" does and then try the example provided in the book you will most likely understand how to use "tapply" if you don’t already know. Or you can read some lengthy description of "tapply" on the web and not really understand what its saying. Lots of biomedical examples and a good sampling of advanced approaches make this book a worthwhile purchase.
Why 4 stars? Data sets mentioned throughout the book are no longer available at the book’s companion website. There is a data set folder but some of the data sets are not in there. This has been somewhat frustrating.
Poorly conceived book. The page count is misleading, with normal formatting the page count would easily be ¼ of what is listed on . It would be a challenge to just provide a brief introduction to the R program given that page limitation. Yet in the space available, the author tries to cover everything from a general introduction to survival analysis, fMRI data and machine learning using R. The result is that there are essentially 5 pages given to each of these fairly complex topic – not enough to be useful in any meaningful way. A good introduction to R (the R book, R in action etc) and an area specific book or google search will serve you much better than purchIDg a single book like this.
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