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    This document provides an introduction to using the statistical programming language R. It begins by explaining how to download, install, and use R as a calculator. Several basic functions are demonstrated like exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and sampling functions. The document then explains how to use R for plotting functions, performing data analysis on datasets, and running simulations. References for further learning about using R are provided.

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    Stat401: Introduction to Probability

    Handout-03, September 11, 2006

    Learn R in 15 Minutes
    0. Download R for free via http://cran.r-project.org/ and install it. 1. Start R under Windows:

    2. Use R as a calculator. Type your commands after the command line prompt > and press the Enter key. The result appears on the screen after [1]. Everything starting with # is for explanatory purpose only and will not be executed by R. For examples,
    > 2+3-1 [1] 4 > 2*3/4 [1] 1.5 > 2^3 [1] 8 > sqrt(10) [1] 3.162278 > 10^(1/3) [1] 2.154435 > choose(5,2) [1] 10 > factorial(5)

    # 2 to the 3rd power # square root of 10 # cube root of 10 # 5 choose 2 # 5!

    [1] 120 > (choose(6,2)*7*3 + 6*choose(7,2)*3 + 6*7*choose(3,2))/choose(16,4) [1] 0.45 > abs(-10) # absolute value of -10 [1] 10 > exp(1) # exponential function [1] 2.718282 > log(3) # natural logarithm [1] 1.098612 > pi [1] 3.141593 > sin(pi/2) # sine function [1] 1 > asin(1)/pi # arc-sine function [1] 0.5

    For more trigonometric functions, try help(sin). 3. Use R to plot functions For example, to plot the function x sin(x):
    >f <- function(x) { x*sin(x); } # define the function f(x)=x*sin(x) >plot(f,-20*pi,20*pi) # plot f between -20*pi and 20*pi >abline(0,1,lty=2) # add a dash line with intercept 0 and slope 1 >abline(0,-1,lty=2) # add a dash line with intercept 0 and slope -1

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    Figure 1: Function x sin(x) For more examples, see [1], Chapter 3. 4. Use R for data analysis For example, 2

    > library(MASS) # load package "MASS" for data set "hills" > summary(hills) # list summary statistics of variables in "hills" dist climb time Min. : 2.000 Min. : 300 Min. : 15.95 1st Qu.: 4.500 1st Qu.: 725 1st Qu.: 28.00 Median : 6.000 Median :1000 Median : 39.75 Mean : 7.529 Mean :1815 Mean : 57.88 3rd Qu.: 8.000 3rd Qu.:2200 3rd Qu.: 68.63 Max. :28.000 Max. :7500 Max. :204.62 > cor(hills) # correlation matrix for "hills" dist climb time dist 1.0000000 0.6523461 0.9195892 climb 0.6523461 1.0000000 0.8052392 time 0.9195892 0.8052392 1.0000000 > pairs(hills) # show scatterplots of variables in "hills"

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    Figure 2: Scatterplots of Variables in Data Set hills For more applications, see [1] and [2]. 5. Use R for simulations For examples,
    > n <- 100000 > x <- c(0,1) # number of random experiments # sample space for tossing a coin, 0--Tail, 1--Head

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    > simu <- sample(x, size=n, replace=TRUE) > sum(simu) # count number of heads [1] 49923 > x <- c(1,2,3,4,5,6) # sample space for casting a die > simu <- sample(x, size=n, replace=TRUE) > sum(simu==3) # count number of "3" [1] 16506

    For more information on sample, try help(sample).

    References
    [1] Maindonald, J. H. (2004). Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics: Introduction, Code and Commentary. Available via http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/johnm/r/usingR.pdf . [2] Venables, W. N., Smith, D. M. and the R Development Core Team (2006). An Introduction to R. Available via http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.pdf .

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