[R] Introductory statistics and introduction to R

[Marsh Feldman]

Hi,

I have a bright, diligent second-year graduate student who wants to 
learn statistics and R and will, in effect, be taking a tutorial from me 
on these subjects. (If you've seen some of my questions on this list, 
please don't laugh.) As an undergrad he majored in philosophy, so this 
will be his first foray into computer programming and statistics.


I'm thinking of having him use "Introductory Statistics with R" by Peter 
Dalgaard, but I'm unable to tell if the book requires calculus. I don't 
think this student knows calculus, so this would be a deal breaker. Can 
someone tell me if my student can get through this book starting out 
with just knowledge of algebra?


Also, do you have other suggestions for texts, manuals, web sites, etc. 
that would introduce statistics and R simultaneously?


Thanks,

Marsh Feldman

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Re: [R] how to draw multiple vertical bands

[Marsh Feldman]

On 04/15/2010 12:36 AM, senne wrote:


>  hi R gurus
>
>  I saw some graphs with vertical band like this one:
>
>  http://pragcap.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/GS.png
>
>  how to draw the blue band in R, can't find any clue to do this,any ideas?
   


See the source code for nber.xy and nberShade.ggplot in the "tis" 
package by Jeff Hallman. They both do what you want.


I'm working on something similar. Besides drawing the bands, my version 
will also vary heights optionally (rather than have bands stretching the 
entire height of the graph) and use ggplot2.


Marsh Feldman

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