A Guide to the S Language
Buch, Englisch, 469 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1500 g
ISBN: 978-0-387-98503-9
Verlag: Springer
S is designed for computing with data - for any project in which organizing, visualizing, summarizing, or modeling data is a central concern. Its focus is on the needs of the programmer/user, and its goal is "to turn ideas into software, quickly and faithfully." S is a functional, object-based language with a huge library of functions for all aspects of computing with data. Its long and enthusiastic use in statistics and applied fields has also led to many valuable libraries of user-written functions.
The new version of S provides a powerful class/method structure, new techniques to deal with large objects, extended interfaces to other languages and files, object-based documentation compatible with HTML, and powerful new interactive programming techniques. This version of S underlies the S-Plus system, versions 5.0 and higher.
John Chambers has been a member of the technical staff in research at Bell Laboratories since 1966. In 1977, he became the first statistician to be named a Bell Labs Fellow, cited for "pioneering contributions to the field of statistical computing." His research has touched on nearly all aspects of computing with data, but he is best known for the design of the S language. He is the author or co-author of seven books on S, on computational methods, and on graphical methods; and he is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Programmier- und Skriptsprachen
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Computeranwendungen in Wissenschaft & Technologie
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Computeranwendungen in der Technik
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Tabellenkalkulation
Weitere Infos & Material
Highlights.- Concepts.- Quick Reference.- Computations in S.- Objects, Databases, and Chapters.- Creating Functions.- Creating Classes.- Creating Methods.- Documentation.- Connections.- Interfaces to C and Fortran.- Programming in C with S Objects.- Compatibility with Older Versions.