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Plyr, one data analytic strategy
The document discusses the plyr package for R which provides functions for splitting data into pieces, applying a function to each piece, and combining the results. It outlines the split-apply-combine strategy and how plyr implements this through functions like aaply(), ddply(), and lapply(). Examples are provided on deseasonalizing ozone data and analyzing baseball player statistics over their careers.
