I love using and teaching R. For a while I was an adjunct faculty member, and I taught MFA students about data viz and R. It was so much fun! I always learn new things when I teach.
Based on my experience learning and teaching R, here are my five tips for learning R. (1/8)
Based on my experience learning and teaching R, here are my five tips for learning R. (1/8)
1. Make mistakes. Mistakes help you learn. Even though I’ve been coding and using R for many years, I consistently run into errors and make mistakes when I code, and I always learn new things. (2/8)
2. Experiment and try new things. There is so much to learn and do in R, and it can feel both exciting and a bit overwhelming. But the more you experiment, the more you’ll learn. (3/8)
3. Find a community. Learning R is something we usually do in isolation in front of our computers, and it can feel lonely. #RLadies is a great place to find this community! Learning in community is great for getting help, discovering new tips, and making friends! (4/8)
4. Take your time. You don’t have to figure it out all at once. It's important to take breaks and remember that learning R bit by bit will actually help you remember it later on. There's so much R can do - you don't have to do it all right away. (5/8)
5. Practice on a topic you care about. It’s not very interesting to follow R tutorials on data you have no connection to. So, once you have a handle on some of the basics, my recommendation is to find a topic you care about and do your own project with it. (6/8)
Here are some resources that you can use to find datasets:
Interesting Datasets github.com/curran/data/bl…
Data is Plural data-is-plural.com/archive/
Tidy Tuesday github.com/rfordatascienc…
10 sources for free datasets careerfoundry.com/en/blog/data-a…
(7/8)
Interesting Datasets github.com/curran/data/bl…
Data is Plural data-is-plural.com/archive/
Tidy Tuesday github.com/rfordatascienc…
10 sources for free datasets careerfoundry.com/en/blog/data-a…
(7/8)
Some more resources for datasets:
Kaggle kaggle.com/datasets
21 places to find free datasets dataquest.io/blog/free-data…
(7.5/8)
Kaggle kaggle.com/datasets
21 places to find free datasets dataquest.io/blog/free-data…
(7.5/8)
I share some more details on these tips in this blog post: schillingdatastudio.com/blog/learn-r-t…
What are your tips for learning R? Where do you go to find interesting datasets to practice or create personal projects? (8/8)
What are your tips for learning R? Where do you go to find interesting datasets to practice or create personal projects? (8/8)
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