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Very strongly disagree that understanding statistics is a prerequisite to learning R. There is a lot you can do with R with understanding statistics. I also di
by hadley 10y ago
Very strongly disagree that understanding statistics is a prerequisite to learning R. There is a lot you can do with R with understanding statistics.
I also dislike the claim that R is not a real programming language. It is. Just because it makes different choices to other popular languages doesn't make it a toy.
- LionessLover 10y ago> is a prerequisite to learning R Which is not what I said, so I have no idea what exactly you "very strongly" disagree with - it's all in your head. You disagree with your own vivid imagination. > I also dislike the claim that R is not a real programming language The only one saying that is YOU! This is you - "Dick from the Internet": http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-06-07 http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-06-07 Making up stuff to (strongly, of course!) disagree with!