Doing Data Science in R by Mark Andrews
This approachable introduction to doing data science in R provides step-by-step advice on using data science tools and statistical methods to carry out data analysis. Introducing the fundamentals of data science and R before moving into more advanced topics like Multilevel Models and Probabilistic Modelling with Stan, it builds knowledge and skills gradually.
This book will be extremely useful for advanced UG’s along with those on PGT coursesIt will also be an excellent handbook for PGR students. It’s perfect for those taking their first serious steps into becoming actively involved in research employing tools in R. -- Eugene McSorley
Mark Andrews has written a must-read primer for anyone using statistical techniques in their research. From introductory through to advanced techniques, an easy, intuitive and example driven book sure to get you the right answer.
-- Jason HayDoing Data science in R: An introduction for Social Scientists is one of the best available books to learn how to conduct serious empirical research via rigorous methods and techniques. The text is illustrated with many examples written in R and Stan, and is ideal either as a textbook or for self-study.
-- Roula Nezi
Mark Andrews is an Associate Professor of Statistical Methods in the Department of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. He teaches statistics to undergraduate and postgraduate students and is the course leader for the MSc in Behavioural Data Science. He also teaches advanced training courses on statistical methods, data science, and machine learning using R and Python.
Mark has a PhD and MSc in Cognitive Science from Cornell University and was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at University College London, working first in the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit and later in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences. His research interests include statistical methods in the social and behavioural sciences, computational cognitive science and neuroscience, and the application of mathematical and statistical models to understanding human cognition.
Mark was Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Mathematical, Statistical, and Computing Psychology section and is currently deputy chair of the BPS Statistics and Research Methods Advisory Panel. He is also a committee member of the Royal Statistical Society’s section on teaching statistics. He is the author of “Doing Data Science in R: An Introduction for Social Scientists” (SAGE, 2021).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781526486776 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526486776 |
| Title | Doing Data Science in R |
| Author | Mark Andrews |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
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