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Same here, I gave up. I'd rather read about the syntax. Save the lectures for concepts that are hard to get across in text. I thought part of the problem was th
by bcbrown 14y ago
Same here, I gave up. I'd rather read about the syntax. Save the lectures for concepts that are hard to get across in text. I thought part of the problem was that the course was geared towards grad students for whom this might be their first programming language, as opposed to programmer who already know a couple languages.
- mogrim 14y agoNot convinced, the non-programmers on the discussion boards were having real problems... Certainly wasn't the best course I've done on Coursera, although it did "force" me to learn R, so in that sense it achieved its aim.
- pseut 14y agoI have to ask, why would a programmer want to learn R as a language? Why not just learn statistics?
- bcbrown 14y agoI'm also reading statistics texts. I've had colleagues use R for visualizations, and another tool in the toolbox is always good. But some of the design decisions made me recoil, and I think I'll skip it until I have a need for it at work.
- groovy2shoes 14y agoI've been considering dropping the class as well. The course definitely seems like an R class for statisticians, whereas I am a programmer hoping to learn more about statistics. I'm trying to stick with it but I don't feel as though the course has been beneficial thus far.
- Schwolop 14y agoI just skimmed through all the videos and then moved on to https://class.coursera.org/dataanalysis-001 https://class.coursera.org/dataanalysis-001 instead. It's from the same university, but it's much more "here are the statistical concepts, and I'll show you an implementation in R" rather than "here's the syntax for the R command that solves this particular riddle." Much better value for time!