Message-ID: <20040209045512.GNCS9271.mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz@kevinlpt>
Date: 2004-02-09T04:54:59Z
From: Ko-Kang Kevin Wang
Subject: PhD student reading list, suggestions wanted
In-Reply-To: <200402090108.i19183js023881@atlas.otago.ac.nz>
Hi,
> -----Original Message-----
> But above all, I would like her to use R whenever it's appropriate.
> We have MASS and Dalgaard's introductory book in the library here, I'm
> aware of "S Poetry", but what do you think would be the best start for
> someone learning R in order to use it for doing data mining?
Not specifically for R, but a must-have for anyone going into data mining
area is "The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and
Prediction", by Hastie et. al.
Kevin
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Ko-Kang Kevin Wang, MSc(Hon)
SLC Stats Workshops Co-ordinator
The University of Auckland
New Zealand