Why learn R? Because it's rapidly becoming the standard for developing statistical software. R in a Nutshell provides a quick and practical way to learn this increasingly popular open source language and environment. You'll not only learn how to program in R, but also how to find the right user-contributed R packages for statistical modeling, visualization, and bioinformatics.
The author introduces you to the R environment, including the R graphical user interface and console, and takes you through the fundamentals of the object-oriented R language. Then, through a variety of practical examples from medicine, business, and sports, you'll learn how you can use this remarkable tool to solve your own data analysis problems.
<ul>
<li>Understand the basics of the language, including the nature of R objects</li>
<li>Learn how to write R functions and build your own packages</li>
<li>Work with data through visualization, statistical analysis, and other methods</li>
<li>Explore the wealth of packages contributed by the R community</li>
<li>Become familiar with the lattice graphics package for high-level data visualization</li>
<li>Learn about bioinformatics packages provided by Bioconductor </li>
</ul>
"I am excited about this book. R in a Nutshell is a great introduction to R, as well as a comprehensive reference for using R in data analytics and visualization. Adler provides 'real world' examples, practical advice, and scripts, making it accessible to anyone working with data, not just professional statisticians."

R in a Nutshell

Computers & Technology

Adler, Joseph

Computer Science

Amazon.Com

The world’s economy is unstable. Every industry has been affected by its volatility. Some of the largest, decades-old corporations have closed their doors for good, leaving the general public shocked and confused.  All around us, we see new tools taking shape. Everything we need to prosper in the changing markets is available and within reach. The Internet as we know it has changed the face of every aspect of our lives. New industries and opportunities are gaining momentum. We are seeing the market change its look and feel. Yet we are challenged to find the exact angles that will help us benefit from these evolutions.  Maurice Stein is a business coach known the world over. In the last 12 years, he has directed business owners in growing their businesses and in turning their profits ablaze. In this book, MAURICE encourages readers to think smarter and analyze deeper. With a fine-tuned sense of direction and in a valid way of words, Maurice tells things not just the way they are, but the way they can potentially be.  Turn Your Business Around By 5 PM is a true-to-life page-turner. Arm your brain with the same guidance that has driven hundreds to success.

Turn Around Your Business by 5 PM

Business & Money

Stein, Maurice

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Description of Echoes of Ilium America seems to have a fascination with the oil industry, but our idea of it is formed by newspaper headlines and TV shows. This book doesn’t deny the existence of families like the one that populates the series Dallas, nor does it try to deny attention grabbing accidents like the Exxon Valdez or the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But it does make the point that all the people involved aren’t rich, spoiled money-grubbers who mindlessly despoil the planet. This is a book about the oilfield, the real oilfield, and the men who ply the dangerous and difficult trades required to enable us to power our cars and turn our lights on. A fourteen year-old boy steps off a through truck in Jal, New Mexico in 1942. He has no name and no memory of his origins. After the little boomtown takes him in and gives him a name, Buck Burnet goes to work on a drilling rig and something exceptional happens. Thus begins a career of exceptional happenings as he follows the oilfield from west to south Texas to south Louisiana and finally, to the Gulf of Mexico. By 1972 Buck Burnet is a toolpusher on a jackup rig and has left a string of stories behind him so outside the norm that most people think him a myth. He has become an oilfield legend. Mike Brown is a freshly minted mechanical engineer who goes to work for Exxon and is assigned as the drilling engineer on Buck’s rig, the Hector. Mike has heard all the Buck Burnet stories but even they didn’t prepare him for the reality; a huge, movie star looking man who seems every bit the hero the stories would have him. The adage goes that engineers and o-rings screwed up the oilfield, and that’s the mindset that Mike finds himself thrust into when he finds out he is the fifth engineer assigned to the rig in six months. Mike is stubborn, though, and not the typical young engineer. He is also curious about the Buck Burnett legend. He hangs on and finds out the truth about the stories and becomes a friend and partner to Buck. Enter Val Campbell, a schoolboy intern whose father is obviously someone very high in Exxon. Val comes to the Hector in 1991. The rig hasn’t had any interns since Buck chased the last two off many years before. Buck is no fan of privilege, and Val is the very definition. Buck wants him off the rig and does everything possible to make life hell for the young man. Val is not all he seems either, and comes aboard with a knowledge of Buck Burnet no one else has. Mike and several of the other hands see things in Val that they like and think Buck is being unfair. The resulting conflict threatens to destabilize the Hector, a rig that has operated for nearly thirty trouble free years. The book gives a taste of the oilfield and offshore. The three protagonists are drawn in bold strokes but the minor characters and their interactions give one a true feel for the work and the people who do it.

Echoes of Ilium: A tale of the oilfield

Literature & Fiction

Carnes, Bob

Contemporary

SECOND EDTION COMING IN FEBRUARY 2018!!
In this well-organized, insightful, and practical book, Jeannette Guerrasio, MD, generously shares her experience working with underperforming medical learners. Weaving real life examples of struggling learners with genuine faculty reactions, the author creates guidelines for identifying these learners, diagnosing their specific difficulties, and remediating their deficiencies. The experts agree that Remediation of the Struggling Medical Learner will benefit those who teach at all levels of medical training, from students through attending physicians.

Remediation of the Struggling Medical Learner

Medical Books

Guerrasio, Jeannette

Medicine

This is retired professional hunter Kevin Thomas's fourth book about hunting and wildlife in Southern Africa. This time around he's invited friends and colleagues to contribute stories about their thrilling and memorable experiences of hunting African Buffalo.Much in the same vein as Kevin's previous books, this anthology is an informative collection about what it's like to be an ethical hunter in this day and age but with the focus on one species - the alluring and challenging African Buffalo.Contributions include stories from well-known US writer and author John Barsness and South African writer and author Gregor Woods, in addition to a mix of professional hunters and safari clients - all of which have great passion and respect for the unique experience of hunting and more importantly being in the presence of such a captivating animal.There's Something About Buffalo is a light read and includes information about the ecology of buffalo which makes it a great accompaniment for the safari campfire (whether you are a first timer or veteran) or as an addition to any burgeoning hunting library.

There's Something About Buffalo

Sports & Outdoors

Thomas, Kevin

Hunting & Fishing

This book is a collection of articles written to illustrate the principles of Leadership, especially when applied to technical people. Based on real-world international experience leading technical teams of engineers, project managers and software developers, the stories, ideas and practical examples in this down-to-earth guide, are provided to help and inspire you to become a better leader.

Help! What's the secret to Leading Engineers?: 7 insights for leading smart people in the real-world (Help for Engineering Management)

Manning, Trevor

Management & Leadership

Blood Stakes

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Upton, Bradley

Thrillers & Suspense

In her twenties, Victoria (Interview Girl) signed up to volunteer for a month at an orphanage in Africa. She had no relative interest in Africa, poverty, development economics, health care, foreign aid, or African history when she left for her trip. During her time in Africa, she met a girl and from meeting her and learning her story, Victoria came back to Chicago changed. Her rendezvous with this gal was a very brief moment in both of their lives, but she found that she couldn’t forget the young African. Victoria discovered that she could not ignore the misery that billions of people throughout the world experience. This book details the story of how and why she decided to found InterviewGirl.com and the Interview Girl Foundation. It is a story that makes us believe that all humans on Earth are connected by an invisible thread. Victoria’s narrative proves how meeting one person, experiencing a certain something, or traveling somewhere new can radically alter our world. She challenges us to reconsider our engagement with the world and her ultimate challenge for humanity is for us to create a world where every human is treated with dignity. This book reveals that it is possible to eliminate some of the world’s biggest miseries, such as AIDS, poverty, and human trafficking by harnessing the power that lies inherent within civilization’s oldest communication system : stories.

Because The Medicine Ran Out: The Story Behind the Creation of InterviewGirl.com and the Interview Girl Foundation

Hagerty, Victoria

Constitutional Law

Given the commitment to academic freedom, a work environment where one can speak freely should be a proverbial no-brainer. But applying lofty concepts and goals to day-to-day experience is not always easy. When vain and ego-oriented men and women must oversee a large group of equally vain and ego-oriented men and women, even the basics of 'disagreeing without being disagreeable' can be challenging. Such was the case on the University of Montevallo campus from 1985 to 1988. This book is a case study and a 'how-to' for faculty and a 'how-not-to' for college presidents and trustees.

The Modern Mafia

Education & Teaching

Garza, Dr. Gene G

Schools & Teaching

When told "Luca, you're growing like a weed!", 2 year old Luca responds "I'm not a weed, I'm Luca". Journey with Luca as she discovers herself among all of her silly family's comparisons.

I Am Luca

Brune, Brandy

Children's Books

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Amazon.Com publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Amazon.Com