vcfR is an R package. Packages are collections of code that extend functionality to the basic R language. Because of this, users will need a familiartiy with the R language before they will be successful with vcfR. Here I’ve attempted to aggregate some links to help new R users familiarize themselves with the language.
Introductory Statistics with R by Peter Dalgaard. This is part of how I learned R. One thing I like about it is that it is relatively short, so it only covers the basics and allows you to subsequently pusue your focus.
Tutorials for learning R from the R-bloggers. The R-bloggers are a good source for all sorts of R information. Here they’ve put together a list of links.
swirl a colleague recommended this.
The R Book by Michael J. Crawley. I don’t have a lot of personal experience with this book, but it appears quite popular. This is an attempt to be more comprehensive than the Dalgaard book above.
R for Data Science An introduction to R, data science and ‘tidy data.’
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USDA Agricultural Research Service, Horticultural Crops Research Lab.