<P>Suitable as a primary text or supplement, this best-selling textbook continues to be<I> the</I> choice for learning R as part of an introductory statistics course. This second edition has been updated with new chapters covering particular features of R, including data management, programming, packages, and RStudio. Along with revised and expanded examples and exercises, it also greatly improves the chapter on categorical data and includes a new chapter on permutation tests. </P>