Getting help in R
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using the ''help(function-name)'' function or ''??function-name'' or ''??procedure-name''. The result of this code is a detailed description of the function, with the necessary arguments and also bibliography. As an example, the following code produces the help | using the ''help(function-name)'' function or ''??function-name'' or ''??procedure-name''. The result of this code is a detailed description of the function, with the necessary arguments and also bibliography. As an example, the following code produces the help | ||
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help(mean) | help(mean) | ||
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Revision as of 15:52, 1 February 2015
As stated in Introduction to R, R has an excellent help system implemented in the core or in the respective packages, but also a very active community sharing expertise on how to implement functions, or even sharing scripts. The help for a given function or procedure can be called by using the help(function-name) function or ??function-name or ??procedure-name. The result of this code is a detailed description of the function, with the necessary arguments and also bibliography. As an example, the following code produces the help information showed below.
help(mean)
