The next million R users
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Survey runs Dec 6–31 and collects 3,300 respondents from 110 countries (about 10% Spanish speakers) with a mean age of 35 who started R at ~30 and have ~5 years experience; most hold advanced degrees, nearly half work in research/education. Findings: majority are self-taught, top uses are statistical analysis then visualization, tidyverse use grows from 45% learned with it to 67% using it, Net Promoter Score 71. Biggest barriers: error messages and getting started; resources include free academic licenses, Data Science-in-a-Box, free online books, cloud primers, and certified teacher programs.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:52AAA
- 3:12Survey
- 4:07Survey Results
- 5:24Restricted Data
- 5:46Top 10 Countries
- 6:04Argentina
- 10:59What can we do
- 11:09Hiring more teachers
- 11:51Studio Certified Teachers
- 12:28Free Academic Tools
- 15:55Data
- 16:19Challenge
- 17:40Questions
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