This long-awaited second edition folds years of updates into its beginner-friendly lessons on using R for data and statistical analysis. Even with no programming experience, The Book of R, 2nd Edition will teach everything you need to know to use R effectively in statistical analysis and data visualization. Readers will start with the basics, like how to handle data and write simple programs, before learning more advanced topics, like producing statistical models or creating 3D visualizations. More than 30 hands-on exercises (with downloadable solutions) take readers from theory to practice. The second edition has been updated from start to finish, with new content on statistical operations, data plots, date-time objects, and more — including dozens of fresh exercises.