Modern Data Science with R 1st Edition

Benjamin S. Baumer serves as an assistant professor in the Statistical & Data Sciences program at Smith College. He has been an instructing data scientist since 2004, when he assumed the role of the first full-time statistical analyst for the New York Mets. Benjamin is a co-author of The Sabermetric Revolution and was honored with the 2016 Modern Baseball Analysis Award from the Society for American Baseball Evaluation.

Daniel T. Kaplan holds the DeWitt Wallace professorship in mathematics and computer science at Macalester College. He has authored numerous textbooks on statistical modeling and statistical computing, and was the recipient of the 2006 Macalester Excellence in Teaching award.

Nicholas J. Horton is a professor of statistics at Amherst College. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), a member of the NRC Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, received several national teaching accolades, authored a series of books on statistical computing, and is actively engaged in curricular reform to assist students in “thinking with data.”