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Data analysis: R functions for beginners

Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: June 11, 2015

x What is a function, anyway? x For programming purposes, one should think of a function as a type of object that takes certain types of INPUTS, and – once those inputs are given – produces a definite OUTPUT. A simple example is the AVERAGE function, for which the input is a list of numbers […]