Introduction to Data Technologies

By Paul Murrell

Book Overview

Written by a member of the R Development Core Team, this resource provides important information on how to work with research data. It contains a collection of diverse, computer-related topics, connecting them through numerous, real-world case studies. The author describes open source technologies and open standards and devotes separate chapters to each computer language, including HTML, XML, SQL, and R. Explanatory diagrams aid in understanding important concepts, helping readers perform research tasks with ease. In addition, the author's website includes a suite of exercises as well as the code and data sets used in the case studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420065173
• ISBN13: 9781420065176
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"