{"product_id":"practical-r-for-mass-communication-and-journalism-9781138726918","title":"Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sharon Machlis Garienberg\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Probability \u0026amp; Statistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost R texts focus only on programming or statistical theory. \u003cb\u003ePractical R for Mass Communication\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand Journalism\u003c\/b\u003e gives you ideas, tools, and techniques for incorporating data and visualizations into your narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll see step by step how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze airport flight delays, restaurant inspections, and election results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eMap bank locations, median incomes, and new voting districts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompare campaign contributions to final election results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtract data from PDFs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhip messy data into shape for analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eScrape data from a website\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate graphics ranging from simple, static charts to interactive visualizations for the Web\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you work or plan to work in a newsroom, government office, non-profit policy organization, or PR office, \u003cb\u003ePractical R for Mass Communication\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand Journalism\u003c\/b\u003e will help you use R in \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book has a companion website with code, links to additional resources, and searchable tables by function and task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon Machlis is the author of \u003ci\u003eComputerworld's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeginner's Guide to R\u003c\/i\u003e, host of \u003ci\u003eInfoWorld's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDo More With R \u003c\/i\u003evideo screencast series, admin for the R for Journalists Google Group, and is well known among Twitter users who follow the #rstats hashtag. She is Director of Editorial Data and Analytics at IDG Communications (parent company of \u003ci\u003eComputerworld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInfoWorld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePC World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMacworld\u003c\/i\u003e, among others) and a frequent speaker at data journalism and R conferences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45031269597335,"sku":"9781138726918","price":5209.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138726918.webp?v=1769206565","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/practical-r-for-mass-communication-and-journalism-9781138726918","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}