How to Learn R - Easy & Free

In this video I go over my favorite resources for learning R. I always recommend picking one of R or Python and mastering it - so ok, suppose you want to learn R, HOW exactly do you go about doing that? There's a lot of paid courses out there, but unless you really want that certification, there are so many free resources that you don't need that.

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[RichardOnData]

What's your favorite resource for learning R?

[joaojulio]

I did a basic house price prediciton, using Linear regression, project with R. I never learned ggplot and some other libraries but I did it! I probably wasted time searching for answers, but I think that's one of the best ways to learn! I'm going to check out that book for sure, thanks a lot for this content!!!!

[kamilchosta]

I've learned just from doing stuff for my work. I mostly work in thermodynamics, power & heat engineering. I was overwhelmed by how cumbersome and limited can excel get. For three years I've been using R in various projects and it was a worthwhile time investment. I'm looking now for a job in Data Science field since I like and know how to work with data. Wish me luck ;)

[robertmullinslives]

Really good video. With a Masters degree in IT and 18+ years in System Administration, I am finding it incredibly frustrated getting hired. Seems like that space is overwhelmed now, were less than 20 years ago the market was wide open. Learning R is hopefully my ticket back into the IT-verse.

Thanks for your advice, I'm definitely taking notes!

[maxparku]

Having a background in economics I started learning R about a year ago using "Introduction to Econometrics with R" and swirl. Btw, awesome video Richard, have you considered making a similar one for python? I'd find it really useful

[TheMISBlog]

I agree, this book is really good if you want to learn R for Data Science, thanks for the video

[zackbryant]

I started learning R yesterday actually and I'm doing 1 or 2 chapters of a free online course per day and then converting the notes and definitions I take into a Quizlet which I can study anytime. I'm also taking time to make a small project or two using what I've learned and It's made it a lot of fun. I'm 17 and I'm really excited to enter into this relatively new field. It's very cool to see the money there is out there and the opportunities for growth I have gained access to through learning code.

[chacmool]

Learning the Tidyverse, while essential, is far from sufficient. I believe you you also need to pick up the rudiments of base R. Sometimes the quickest way to do something is actually a base R function without having to load, call a library and a pipe operator. The other part of this is that to do other useful things you'll need to use many other packages. For example, in my final project for one of the introductory classes in my MS DS program, I ended up using about 15 different packages, only three of which were from the Tidyverse.

[exshenanigan]

I was planning to start with Python but ended up taking a class that uses R. Once I understood tidyverse it felt great to work with. Now Python looks intimidating. also markdown books is an amazing concept.

[Kicsa]

My professor at the university used R4DS and also when doing the coursera classes for R, the Google instructors will use R4DS. Good review.

[johneagle]

Good hints! Thank you! I am learning R by doing actual work with it. My code/script is as ulgy as hell, but I get the results I want.

[prod.kashkari]

TMWR tidy modeling with R is a great book for machine learning!

[MichaelFerreiradaSilva]

I am finishing "Hands-On Programming with R". English isn't my native language, so It is taking some time (and effort).

[edgarm]

Thanks for the video! I was always interested in R since my intro to Econometrics class, i have an accounting background, I'm taking your guide on learning R! Let's see where this takes me!

[Cyclone]

Great video. Very helpful. Also, your pencil holder is sweet.

Thank you!

[JimjnrPrince]

I like how you present the data/ideas 😂... Thanks for the information ❤

[matthewmacfarlane]

Hey, thanks a lot! Your videos have really helped me along my R journey..

[mohammedbouchcoucha]

I liked "the analytics edge" from edX

[raissam.scorsatto]

heyyy, thank you for the video! i wish i had watched it so time ago!

[ibrahimislam]

The Data Analyst in R path from Dataquest is pretty comprehensive and is what I'm currently using.