A Thorough Guide to Elementary Matrix Algebra and Implementation in RBasics of Matrix Algebra for Statistics with R provides a guide to elementary matrix algebra sufficient for undertaking specialized courses, such as multivariate data analysis and linear models. It also covers advanced topics, such as generalized inverses of singular and rectangular matrices and manipulation of partitioned matrices, for those who want to delve deeper into the subject.The book introduces the definition of a matrix and the basic rules of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and inversion. Later topics...