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* R FAQ: (R-FAQ).               The R statistical system FAQ.
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* R FAQ: (R-FAQ).               The R statistical system FAQ.
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   R FAQ
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   R FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions on R
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Frequently Asked Questions on R
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Version 1.8-40, 2004-02-13
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Version 1.8-41, 2004-02-16
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ISBN 3-900051-01-1
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ISBN 3-900051-01-1
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Kurt Hornik
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Kurt Hornik
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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extensions to R to facilitate running R scripts through the CGI interface
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extensions to R to facilitate running R scripts through the CGI interface
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to a web server.  It is easily installed using Apache under Linux and in
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to a web server.  It is easily installed using Apache under Linux and in
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principle should run on any platform that supports R and a web server
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principle should run on any platform that supports R and a web server
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provided that the installer has the necessary security permissions.
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provided that the installer has the necessary security permissions.
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   *Rcgi* is a CGI WWW interface to R by Mark J. Ray
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   *Rcgi* is a CGI WWW interface to R by MJ Ray <mjr@dsl.pipex.com>.  It
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<mjr@stats.mth.uea.ac.uk>.  It had the ability to use "embedded code": you
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had the ability to use "embedded code": you could mix user input and code,
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could mix user input and code, allowing the HTML author to do anything from
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allowing the HTML author to do anything from load in data sets to enter
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load in data sets to enter most of the commands for users without writing
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most of the commands for users without writing CGI scripts.  Graphical
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CGI scripts.  Graphical output was possible in PostScript or GIF formats
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output was possible in PostScript or GIF formats and the executed code was
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and the executed code was presented to the user for revision.  However, it
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presented to the user for revision.  However, it is not clear if the
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is not clear if the project is still active and recent attempts to contact
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the author or find the package have failed.  Currently, a modified version
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project is still active.  Currently, a modified version of *Rcgi* by Mai
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of *Rcgi* by Mai Zhou <mai@ms.uky.edu> (actually, two versions: one with
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Zhou <mai@ms.uky.edu> (actually, two versions: one with (bitmap) graphics
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(bitmap) graphics and one without) as well as the original code are
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and one without) as well as the original code are available from
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available from `http://www.ms.uky.edu/~statweb'.
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`http://www.ms.uky.edu/~statweb'.
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5 R Add-On Packages
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5 R Add-On Packages
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5.1 Which add-on packages exist for R?
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5.1 Which add-on packages exist for R?
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     processes.
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     processes.
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*its*
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     An S4 class for handling irregular time series.
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     An S4 class for handling irregular time series.
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*kernlab*
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     Kernel-based machine learning methods including support vector
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*knnTree*
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*knnTree*
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     Construct or predict with k-nearest-neighbor classifiers, using
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     Construct or predict with k-nearest-neighbor classifiers, using
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     cross-validation to select k, choose variables (by forward or
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     cross-validation to select k, choose variables (by forward or
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     backwards selection), and choose scaling (from among no scaling,
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     backwards selection), and choose scaling (from among no scaling,
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     scaling each column by its SD, or scaling each column by its MAD).
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     scaling each column by its SD, or scaling each column by its MAD).