Re: [R] The R Inferno

[milton ruser]

Hi Pat & R-list,
Congratulation for this very informative and funny reading!
I enjoyed so much.

Best wishes,

miltinho astronauta
brazil

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Ajay ohri  wrote:

> Hi ,
> I have been trying to convince Pat to come up with a book on this.
>
> He can add in the chapters on *Purgatorio*
> (Purgatory),
> and *Paradiso* (Paradise )
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ajay
>
> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jason Morgan 
> wrote:
>
> > Excellent read, Patrick. A very useful and clear guide.
> >
> > On 2009.01.09 16:14:49, Patrick Burns wrote:
> > > "The R Inferno" is now on the Burns Statistics website at
> > >
> > > http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/R_inferno.pdf
> > >
> > > Abstract: If you are using R and you think you're in hell,
> > > this is a map for you.
> > >
> > > Also, I've expanded the outline concerning R on the
> > > Burns Statistics 'Links' page. Suggestions (off-list) for
> > > additional items are encouraged.
> > >
> > >
> > > Patrick Burns
> > > patr...@burns-stat.com
> > > +44 (0)20 8525 0696
> > > http://www.burns-stat.com
> > > (home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Ajay ohri]

Hi ,
I have been trying to convince Pat to come up with a book on this.

He can add in the chapters on *Purgatorio*
(Purgatory),
and *Paradiso* (Paradise )


Regards,

Ajay

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jason Morgan  wrote:

> Excellent read, Patrick. A very useful and clear guide.
>
> On 2009.01.09 16:14:49, Patrick Burns wrote:
> > "The R Inferno" is now on the Burns Statistics website at
> >
> > http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/R_inferno.pdf
> >
> > Abstract: If you are using R and you think you're in hell,
> > this is a map for you.
> >
> > Also, I've expanded the outline concerning R on the
> > Burns Statistics 'Links' page. Suggestions (off-list) for
> > additional items are encouraged.
> >
> >
> > Patrick Burns
> > patr...@burns-stat.com
> > +44 (0)20 8525 0696
> > http://www.burns-stat.com
> > (home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
> >
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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Jason Morgan]

Excellent read, Patrick. A very useful and clear guide.

On 2009.01.09 16:14:49, Patrick Burns wrote:
> "The R Inferno" is now on the Burns Statistics website at
> 
> http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/R_inferno.pdf
> 
> Abstract: If you are using R and you think you're in hell,
> this is a map for you.
> 
> Also, I've expanded the outline concerning R on the
> Burns Statistics 'Links' page. Suggestions (off-list) for
> additional items are encouraged.
> 
> 
> Patrick Burns
> patr...@burns-stat.com
> +44 (0)20 8525 0696
> http://www.burns-stat.com
> (home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
> 
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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Tom Backer Johnsen]

Extremely nice.  Tons of useful information presented in a very 
entertaining way.  Thanks!


Tom

Patrick Burns wrote:

"The R Inferno" is now on the Burns Statistics website at

http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/R_inferno.pdf

Abstract: If you are using R and you think you're in hell,
this is a map for you.

Also, I've expanded the outline concerning R on the
Burns Statistics 'Links' page. Suggestions (off-list) for
additional items are encouraged.


Patrick Burns
patr...@burns-stat.com
+44 (0)20 8525 0696
http://www.burns-stat.com
(home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")

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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[John Fox]

Dear Barry,

In Dante's Divine Comedy the sequels were the Purgatorio and the Paradiso;
the analogy suggests that there may be a way out of R Hell (and actually
Patrick provides the way out right in his Inferno -- thanks Patrick!).

Regards,
 John


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> Behalf Of Barry Rowlingson
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> To: Duncan Murdoch
> Cc: roger koenker; r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch; Patrick Burns
> Subject: Re: [R] The R Inferno
> 
> 2009/1/9 Duncan Murdoch :
> 
> > Which he well deserves -- it's good advice, and a fun read too.
> 
>  I'm looking forward to the sequel - Shakespeare perhaps?
> "as.YouLike(it)"? "Much Ado About NULL"? "Night[12] | What(You.Will)"?
> 
> Barry
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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Barry Rowlingson]

2009/1/9 Duncan Murdoch :

> Which he well deserves -- it's good advice, and a fun read too.

 I'm looking forward to the sequel - Shakespeare perhaps?
"as.YouLike(it)"? "Much Ado About NULL"? "Night[12] | What(You.Will)"?

Barry

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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 1/9/2009 1:27 PM, roger koenker wrote:
I think that this continuation constitutes what Pat calls "hijacking  
the thread"
at the end of his new and magnificent opus.  The original thread  
should be

reserved for kudos to Pat.


Which he well deserves -- it's good advice, and a fun read too.

Duncan




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On Jan 9, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Andrew Choens wrote:



now if only i could get tips to sort a 5 column * 1 million rows   
dataset in

less than ..eternity


May I suggest mySQL, postgreSQL, etc.? If what you need to do is a  
basic

sort, a database is going to be faster than R.

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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[roger koenker]

I think that this continuation constitutes what Pat calls "hijacking  
the thread"
at the end of his new and magnificent opus.  The original thread  
should be

reserved for kudos to Pat.


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On Jan 9, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Andrew Choens wrote:



now if only i could get tips to sort a 5 column * 1 million rows   
dataset in

less than ..eternity


May I suggest mySQL, postgreSQL, etc.? If what you need to do is a  
basic

sort, a database is going to be faster than R.

--
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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Andrew Choens]

> now if only i could get tips to sort a 5 column * 1 million rows  dataset in
> less than ..eternity

May I suggest mySQL, postgreSQL, etc.? If what you need to do is a basic
sort, a database is going to be faster than R.

-- 
Insert something humorous here.  :-)

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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Peter Dalgaard]

Ajay ohri wrote:

excellent adaptation of Dante and R with real common sense tips to help
beginners especially ..goes to the blogroll..
now if only i could get tips to sort a 5 column * 1 million rows  dataset in
less than ..eternity


Er, that's a fairly short eternity:

> x <- data.frame(rnorm(1e6),rnorm(1e6),rnorm(1e6),rnorm(1e6),rnorm(1e6))
> names(x) <- letters[1:5]
> system.time(y <- x[order(x$a),])
   user  system elapsed
  3.259   0.160   3.435
> head(y)
   a  b  c   d   e
227944 -4.418977  0.9635349  0.2477897 -0.10172584  0.09840375
492006 -4.327607 -1.4967631 -0.3467700  0.53053492 -0.80043595
89830  -4.285324 -2.0491949 -2.2024725 -0.34946013 -0.63538249



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Re: [R] The R Inferno

[Ajay ohri]

excellent adaptation of Dante and R with real common sense tips to help
beginners especially ..goes to the blogroll..
now if only i could get tips to sort a 5 column * 1 million rows  dataset in
less than ..eternity

Ajay
www.decisionstats.com

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Patrick Burns wrote:

> "The R Inferno" is now on the Burns Statistics website at
>
> http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/R_inferno.pdf
>
> Abstract: If you are using R and you think you're in hell,
> this is a map for you.
>
> Also, I've expanded the outline concerning R on the
> Burns Statistics 'Links' page. Suggestions (off-list) for
> additional items are encouraged.
>
>
> Patrick Burns
> patr...@burns-stat.com
> +44 (0)20 8525 0696
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> (home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
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