Acknowledgments

No published book is ever the work of a single individual, even when only one author is listed. This book came to fruition very quickly, thanks to an excellent team and great teamwork. Jonathan Gennick of Apress approached me in the spring of 2012 with the idea of a book on beginning R. Realizing that the current R books miss the mark in significant ways, and that a book on R to help novices and intermediate programmers alike was much needed, we quickly came to an agreement. With Jonathan’s expert guidance, the book went from concept to completion in only eight months. Jonathan assembled a team of professionals, and the synergy was amazing. I wish all my writing projects were as easy and fun as this one was, and as fast, too! ...

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