I am learning the R language in my free time, which is not much right now until I finish my rather compressed 6 week long summer accounting and QB classes at CSM. But I am reading about R and doing the basic syntax exercises when I need a break from the grind and a distraction...Right now the experience is rather similar to learning html (so that I can edit my blogs). The R code does feel simpler (is that why some say the R language is elegant). Guess I have only just begun.
The following links have been very good resources for me:
Below are the two resource pages you should check out first:
Beginner's Guide to R Introduction
and
Some Hints for the R Beginner
If after checking out those links you think you might want to give it a try, go to Try R Code School and earn your badges there.
What a great way to learn for the un-initiated. Thank you Try R Code School!
I am not sure just yet what I would use the R language for. Perhaps once I have accumulated a bit of knowledge and skills with the language I can attempt to write a simple program to do basic calculations on my favorite subjects: finance, options, accounting?? When I feel I have learned just enough to attempt writing a simple program with R, the idea of what it will be hopefully comes naturally to me.....
