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S-Plus

S-Plus is an advanced and powerful programming language for data management, analysis and graphics. At Princeton S-Plus for Unix is available on the Arizona Unix server, as well as some other departmental Unix servers. S-Plus for Windows is also installed on the computers in the DSS lab. It is not easy to learn and would generally not be a first choice for students wishing to conduct an analysis. Support available for S-Plus at DSS and on campus is minimal.

Based on a document by Hugh Louch,
Data and Statistical Services

Introduction

• Overview
• S-Plus and Objects
• Using S-Plus
• Getting Help

Using S-Plus on Unix

• Unix Intro
• Invoking Splus
• Storing S-Plus Objects

S-Plus Syntax

• Basics
• Assignment
• Types of Objects

Reading in Data

• SAS Data
• read.table()
  • Free Format Data
  • Fixed Format Data
  • Delimited Data
• Inputting Your Own Data

Analysis

• Referring to Variables
• Summary Statistics
• Regression
• Reading Output

Graphics

• Output Devices
• Graphing Commands

Resources at Other Sites

• A Guide for the Unwilling S User
• An Introduction to S-PLUS (Columbia University)
• UCLA Statistical Computing Portal - S-Plus