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  • #1020

    Hi All,

    A very Happy new year to all.

    I have been working as an analyst at one of the big four professional services network in the world.I have a good programming experience in VBA,SQl and know the basics of SAS.I have gone through some of the introductory video tutorials in the web to learn R and now i find it very interesting and i want to choose a career path in R.However i dont have any professional working experience on the same.

    I would like to ask to all of you R geniuses that should i start learning it and could i get a job offer in R(keeping in mind i don’t work professionally on R).

    Thanks in advance.

    Please help.

    #1021
    bryan
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    Hi,

    Welcome to ProgrammingR.com and R in general. R programming is a very marketable skill these days. Not only that, but learning R would likely help you with your analytic skills, in general. Are you looking for resources for learning R or just some thoughts on whether it is worthwhile for your situation?

    Regards,
    Bryan

    #1022

    Hi Bryan

    Thanks for the post.I would definitely require R learning resources and could see that this site can be of great help.

    Regards,
    Rahul

    #1023
    bryan
    Participant

    Rahul,

    For true novices, I recommend a book I reviewed about a year ago. It is a “for Dummies” book, but as I mention in my review, it covers the basics and several important advanced topics. The review is posted here:

    https://www.programmingr.com/content/r-for-dummies-de-vries-and-meys-2012/

    Beyond that, there are many, many free resources on the web. Here are some that are either “required reading” (e.g., R Inferno) or otherwise good, concise collections. The first link covers primarily statistics topics, the second covers R programming.

    https://www.programmingr.com/content/helpful-statistical-references/

    https://www.programmingr.com/content/online-r-programming-resources/

    Best of luck, and don’t hesitate to return with questions as you progress.

    Bryan

    #1024

    Thank you Bryan.

    I will go through the references and will definitely get back to you in case of any queries.

    Regards,
    Rahul

    #1025

    Hi Bryan,

    Do you by any chance have this book R for Dummies – De Vries and Meys pdf(seems we dont have that in public domain)

    If yes,could you please share it with me or send me the link from where i could download.

    Regards,
    R

    #1026
    bryan
    Participant

    That one you’ll have to purchase, but it is worth the money in my opinion. Everything else on those lists is a web page or (free) downloadable PDF.

    #1027

    Alright..Thank you

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