Machlis S. Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism

Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. — 261 p. — (The R Series). — ISBN: 1138386359.Do you want to use R to tell stories? This book was written for you-whether you already know some R or have never coded before.
Most R texts focus only on programming or statistical theory. Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism gives you ideas, tools, and techniques for incorporating data and visualizations into your narratives.
You'll see step by step how to:
Analyze airport flight delays, restaurant inspections, and election results
Map bank locations, median incomes, and new voting districts
Compare campaign contributions to final election results
Extract data from PDFs
Whip messy data into shape for analysis
Scrape data from a website
Create graphics ranging from simple, static charts to interactive visualizations for the WebIf you work or plan to work in a newsroom, government office, non-profit policy organization, or PR office, Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism will help you use R in your world.
This book has a companion website with code, links to additional resources, and searchable tables by function and task.Get Started With R in a Few Easy Steps
See How Much You Can Do in a Few Lines of Code
Import Data into R
Basic Data Exploration
Beginning data visualization
Two or more data sets
Analyze data by groups
Graphing by Group
Write your own R functions
Maps in R
Putting it all Together: R on Election Day
Date calculations
Help! My data’s in the wrong format!
Integrate R With Your Storytelling Using R Markdown
Simple Web scraping
An R project from start to finish
Additional resources
Appendixes
Online: How do I...
Online: Functions
Online: Packages