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- January 2, 2014 at 2:02 pm #1020
rvd.srivastava
MemberHi 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.
January 2, 2014 at 4:04 pm #1021bryan
ParticipantHi,
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,
BryanJanuary 2, 2014 at 4:37 pm #1022rvd.srivastava
MemberHi Bryan
Thanks for the post.I would definitely require R learning resources and could see that this site can be of great help.
Regards,
RahulJanuary 3, 2014 at 1:58 am #1023bryan
ParticipantRahul,
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
January 3, 2014 at 9:26 am #1024rvd.srivastava
MemberThank you Bryan.
I will go through the references and will definitely get back to you in case of any queries.
Regards,
RahulJanuary 3, 2014 at 10:07 am #1025rvd.srivastava
MemberHi 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,
RJanuary 3, 2014 at 2:00 pm #1026bryan
ParticipantThat 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.
January 3, 2014 at 2:45 pm #1027rvd.srivastava
MemberAlright..Thank you
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