Advanced Object-Oriented Programming in R : Statistical Programming for Data Science, Analysis and Finance /: Statistical Programming for Data Science, Analysis and Finance. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas Mailund.
• Authors: Mailund, Thomas
• Contents: At a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Introduction; Chapter 1: Classes and Generic Functions; Generic Functions; Classes; Polymorphism in Action; Designing Interfaces; The Usefulness of Polymorphism; Polymorphism and Algorithmic Programming; Sorting Lists; General Comments on Flexible Implementations of Algorithms; More on UseMethod; Chapter 2: Class Hierarchies; Interfaces and Implementations; Polymorphism and Interfaces; Abstract and Concrete Classes; Implementing Abstract and Concrete Classes in R; Another Example: Graphical Objects. Class Hierarchies As Interfaces with RefinementsChapter 3: Implementation Reuse; Method Lookup in Class Hierarchies; Getting the Hierarchy Correct in the Constructors; NextMethod; Chapter 4: Statistical Models; Bayesian Linear Regression; Model Matrices; Constructing Fitted Model Objects; Coefficients and Confidence Intervals; Predicting Response Variables; Chapter 5: Operator Overloading; Functions and Operators; Defining Single Operators; Group Operators; Units Example; Chapter 6: S4 Classes; Defining S4 Classes; Generic Functions; Slot Prototypes; Object Validity. Generic Functions and Class HierarchiesRequiring Methods; Constructors; Dispatching on Type-Signatures; Operator Overloading; Combining S3 and S4 Classes; Chapter 7: R6 Classes; Defining Classes; Object Initialization; Private and Public Attributes; Active Bindings; Inheritance; References to Objects and Object Sharing; Interaction with S3 and Operator Overloading; Chapter 8: Conclusions; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer Science and Business Media Apress
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 519.502855133; Computer science; R (Computer program language); Object-oriented programming (Computer science); MATHEMATICS -- Applied; MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Object-oriented programming (Computer science); R (Computer program language); Computers -- Programming Languages -- General; Computers -- Mathematical & Statistical Software; Programming & scripting languages: general; Maths for computer scientists; Computers -- Programming -- General; Computer programming / software development; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484229194; 1484229193; 1484229185; 9781484229187
• Related ISBNs: 9781484229187; 1484229185
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