Actually, I just bought Dalgarrds book yesterday at the AERA convention, downloaded R last night (v1.9), and already ran a couple of very minor analysis (though I'm having troubles with getting the various datasets that also are accessible)............it looks like a great introductory text.............dale
Bruce Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bruce Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Hi Peter. I'd not heard of Dalgaard's book, but I see that
my local bookstore has some copies in stock. I must go take
a look. Thanks for the tip.
Cheers,
Bruce
Peter Flom wrote:
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>
> I agree with Duncan that a computer is much better than a calculator
> for this purpose. I also agree that R is very good, but also daunting.
>
>
> But what type of statistics are you planning to study on your own?
> Many texts, these days, come with programs in some language or other.
> If you are studying introductory statistics, and if money is tight, then
> the cheapest (and quite possibly best) method is to download R and buy a
> copy of Peter Dalgaard's Introductory Statistics with R, which is a
> gentle introduction to both R and stat! istics.
>
> There are easier programs to use, but they are also much easier to
> misuse. Especially if you are a beginner, and especially working on
> your own, you do NOT (IMHO) want a point and click interface that let's
> you do all sorts of things. It's too tempting to do things without
> understanding them.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Peter
>
>
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