[PhG] Here we will place the official FAQ in read-only format, with a ‘Wiki discussion’ section. It is not useful to duplicate FAQs. The rest should go to the tips section. Thanks.

Welcome to the R programming FAQ. Don’t get confused between this FAQ and the R-FAQ, the latter is all about the software ‘R’. This FAQ is all about programming R. It tries to be a moderated, integrated, federated and explicated guide to all the ‘little things’ that you find yourself asking again and again... ==== Where the hell are all the questions? ==== Calm down, they are below the next section. ==== Where else should I look for answers? ==== Their is actually tons of R documentation, its just difficult for a beginner to find ‘the good stuff’. It takes a bit of practice just to get to grips with the docs, so try reading the Guide to R Documentation. Additionally there are several useful guides on the web; * If you are feeling flush with cash (or you have a research budget to blow), why not checkout the List of R books. * For basic plotting issues try The R Graph Gallery and From Data to Graphics. * You may venture a peak at Paul Johnson’s Rtips by Paul Johnson. * Check the lovely Statistics with R guide for an overview of things you might like to do with R. * Its always worth searching the R-help mailing list. * And you could even try the R-Documentation, although the search feature is awful. (See the Guide to R Documentation for more details). * There is also plenty of Contributed documentation and Other R documentation available on the internet. * If you just want to talk to a guru, and don’t mind waiting for the right timezone, ask a question via irc ... irc://irc.freenode.net/#R ==== Questions, Questions, Questions ? ==== The FAQ is (currently) split into the following sections. For an overview of policy see the FAQ FAQ. * The Basic Usage FAQ * The Data FAQ * The Plotting FAQ * The Statistics FAQ