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Preface |
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Introduction |
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Discover the online resources |
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1 Quick start -- basic training of R functions |
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1.1 Jump-starting R -- Doing statistics at the R console |
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1.2 Programming statistics |
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1.3 Creating data with a data frame or a matrix |
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1.5 Teamwork and project work -- Our lives as researchers |
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2 Getting your data in and out of R |
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2.1 Examples in this book |
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2.2 Load and import research data |
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2.4 Save, export, and archive the data |
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3 Preparing the data for analysis |
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3.3 Attributes -- Adjunct information for variables |
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3.4 Factors -- A special type of variable |
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3.5 Structuring the complete analysis I |
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4 Descriptive and exploratory data analysis |
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4.1 Data exploration and data quality |
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4.2 Descriptive statistics |
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4.3 Powerful helper functions and function teams for data exploration |
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4.4 A graphical user interface to explore data -- The RCommander |
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4.5 Structuring the complete analysis II |
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5 Graphical data analysis |
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5.1 Quick graphical data exploration |
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156 | (12) |
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5.2 Enhancing the graphical display |
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5.3 Checking model assumptions with graphics |
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178 | (5) |
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5.4 Arranging multiple graphics in one display |
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6 Inferential statistics I: a completely randomised factorial design |
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6.1 Review of analysis of variance (ANOVA) |
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6.2 Model specification for the ANOVA in R |
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6.3 Contrasts for the ANOVA |
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6.4 Two-factor ANOVA model |
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6.5 More complex ANOVA models |
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7 Inferential statistics II: a multiple regression analysis |
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7.1 Linear regression analysis with one or two predictors |
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7.2 Multiple linear regression |
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7.3 Further topics in regression |
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8 Preparing tables for publication |
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8.1 Results tables for publication |
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8.3 Structuring the output of results |
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9 Preparing graphics for publication |
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9.1 Planning graphics for publication |
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9.2 Graphics from scratch |
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10.1 The idea of data simulation |
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10.2 Data simulation in R |
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10.3 Simulation applications |
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11 Putting it all together: the structure of a statistical analysis |
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11.2 Management of a complete statistical analysis |
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11.3 Where to go from here |
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References |
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Index |
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