One of the first textbooks to use the R language for computational statistics and statistical computing, this volume covers the codes, notes and programming needed to utilize this versatile language. Rizzo (Bowling Green State U.) shows software engineers and practitioners in the field how to use the R language to simulate random variables from probability distributions, how to visualize multivariate data and how to apply the Monte Carlo methods for integration, inference and density estimation. A companion website is offered with additional exercises and source codes. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)