{"product_id":"advanced-r-second-edition-paperback","title":"Advanced R, Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHadley Wickham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced R\u003c\/b\u003e helps you understand how R works at a fundamental level. It is designed for R programmers who want to deepen their understanding of the language, and programmers experienced in other languages who want to understand what makes R different and special. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will teach you the foundations of R; three fundamental programming paradigms (functional, object-oriented, and metaprogramming); and powerful techniques for debugging and optimising\u003cbr\u003eyour code. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy reading this book, you will learn: \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe difference between an object and its name, and why the distinction is important\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe important vector data structures, how they fit together, and how you can pull them apart using subsetting \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe fine details of functions and environments \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe condition system, which powers messages, warnings, and errors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe powerful functional programming paradigm, which can replace many for loops\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe three most important OO systems: S3, S4, and R6\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe tidy eval toolkit for metaprogramming, which allows you to manipulate code and control evaluation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEffective debugging techniques that you can deploy, regardless of how your code is run\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to find and remove performance bottlenecks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second edition is a comprehensive update: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew foundational chapters: \"Names and values,\" \"Control flow,\" and \"Conditions\" \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ecomprehensive coverage of object oriented programming with chapters on S3, S4, R6, and how to choose between them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eMuch deeper coverage of metaprogramming, including the new tidy evaluation framework\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003euse of new package like rlang (http: \/\/rlang.r-lib.org), which provides a clean interface to low-level operations, and purr (http: \/\/purrr.tidyverse.org\/) for functional programming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse of color in code chunks and figures \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHadley Wickham\u003c\/b\u003e is Chief Scientist at RStudio, an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and the University of Auckland, and a member of the R Foundation. He is the lead developer of the tidyverse, a collection of R packages, including ggplot2 and dplyr, designed to support data science. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eR for Data Science\u003c\/i\u003e (with Garrett Grolemund), \u003ci\u003eR Packages\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHadley Wickham\u003c\/strong\u003e is Chief Scientist at RStudio, an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and the University of Auckland, and a member of the R Foundation. He is the lead developer of the tidyverse, a collection of R packages, including ggplot2 and dplyr, designed to support data science. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eR for Data Science\u003c\/i\u003e (with Garrett Grolemund), \u003ci\u003eR Packages\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eggplot2: elegant graphics for data analysis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 588\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722524692543,"sku":"9780815384571","price":141.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/62531e0e64bd942b7abb394a8ee40cf0.webp?v=1765096050","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/advanced-r-second-edition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}