David Keyes is the founder and CEO of R for the Rest of Us (rfortherestofus.com), which offers online courses, workshops, and custom training sessions that help organizations take control of their data. He has a PhD in anthropology from UC San Diego, as well as a master's degree in education from Ohio State, and has dedicated his professional life to teaching people to embrace R as the most powerful tool for data analysis and visualization.
“Long overdue in the R ecosystem.” —Oscar Baruffa, Big Book of R “A great resource for anyone wishing to learn R without the intimidating jargon that normally comes with software books.” —Cara Thompson, Data Visualization Consultant at Building Stories with Data “David has captured some of the most compelling ways to use R for data visualization and maps, automation, reporting, and building websites.” —Tom Mock, Product Manager at Posit “An easy-to-read source of exciting case studies, relevant code snippets, and helpful explanations—no matter if you're an experienced programmer or not.” —Cédric Scherer, data visualization and information graphics designer “Demonstrates how succinctly R can be used to rapidly solve non-statistics problems.” —Bob Rudis , author of Data-Driven Security: Analysis, Visualization and Dashboards and VP of Data Science, Security Research & Detection Engineering at GreyNoise Intelligence “David Keyes delivers a comprehensive and approachable guide to R programming in R for the Rest of Us. His expertise shines through in every chapter, making complex concepts understandable and applicable. This book is a fantastic and invaluable resource for anyone working with or aspiring to work with data, regardless of their background. Highly recommended.” —Gabriela de Queiroz, Director of AI, Microsoft; Founder of R-Ladies and AI Inclusive