Learning R
This book assumes that you have been previously exposed to R programming language, and this chapter will serve more as a revision, and an overview, of the most essential operations, rather than a very thorough handbook on R. The goal of this work is to present you with specific R applications related to Big Data and the way you can combine R with your existing Big Data analytics workflows instead of teaching you basics of data processing in R. There is a substantial number of great introductory and beginner-level books on R available at IT specialized bookstores or online, directly from Packt Publishing, and other respected publishers, as well as on the Amazon store. Some recommendations include the following:
- R in Action: Data Analysis and Graphics with R by Robert Kabacoff (2015), 2nd edition, Manning Publications
- R Cookbook by Paul Teetor (2011), O'Reilly
- Discovering Statistics Using R by Andy Field, Jeremy Miles, and Zoe Field (2012), SAGE Publications
- R for Data Science...