Re: [R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

2022-09-27 Thread Rolf Turner
On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:14:57 +0800 Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > Subject: How long does it take to learn the R programming language? > > Good day from Singapore, > > How long does it take to learn the R programming language? How long is a piece of string? :-) cheers, Rolf Turner

Re: [R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

2022-09-27 Thread Micha Silver
Can I nominate this for a fortune entry? :-) On 27/09/2022 18:44, Rui Barradas wrote: I don't know if this is true but it is said that once you are comfortable with help("lapply"), you've made it. -- Micha Silver Ben Gurion Univ. Sde Boker, Remote Sensing Lab cell: +972-523-665918 https://o

Re: [R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

2022-09-27 Thread Jeff Newmiller
Q: How long does it take to learn English? A: You never finish... the real question is what do you need to do and can you do that, and you have to ask yourself that. Everyone tackles it at their own pace. On September 25, 2022 8:14:57 PM PDT, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: >Subject: H

Re: [R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

2022-09-27 Thread Ebert,Timothy Aaron
It depends on what you mean by learn, and the final goal. It also depends on your starting point. "Computer literacy" is poorly defined. Finally, it depends on the quality of instruction, your innate ability to learn this skill, and the time you can devote to this task. You will be able to write

Re: [R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

2022-09-27 Thread Rui Barradas
Hello, Inline Às 04:14 de 26/09/2022, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming escreveu: Subject: How long does it take to learn the R programming language? Good day from Singapore, How long does it take to learn the R programming language? Is it easy? The basics, yes. Is there a steep learning c

Re: [R] Question about Line Ending Choice

2022-09-27 Thread Stephen H. Dawson, DSL via R-help
Hi Bert, Thanks for the reply. I did see the parameter, but was not sure if this is the correct parameter to reference. I also see it in write.csv. I take it you are saying the eol parameter is the best practice for exporting from R using these functions. Am I correct or is there another o

Re: [R] Question about Line Ending Choice

2022-09-27 Thread Bert Gunter
Did you not see the "eol" parameter in write.table ? Bert On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 8:23 AM Stephen H. Dawson, DSL via R-help < r-help@r-project.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > > I am writing with a question about choosing the line ending aspect of a > file, please. > > I use write.csv and write.table t

Re: [R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

2022-09-27 Thread Steve Pointer
The basics can be learnt in a short time. The easiest way I found and have used to train a number in my team is to use the R library Swirl as a walkthrough. https://swirlstats.com/ Basically >install.packages("swirl") >library("swirl") >swirl() ... and then follow the on-screen guide. Steve

[R] Why R >= 4.1 warns about installing Rtools on Windows?

2022-09-27 Thread Samuel Granjeaud
Hi, I don't understand why Rtoosl seems to be required even if a package is pure R. For sure, this is just a warning, but it frightens new comers. So, why encouraging people add stuff that will be probably unneeded? Have a nice, Samuel __ R-help@r-

[R] Question about Line Ending Choice

2022-09-27 Thread Stephen H. Dawson, DSL via R-help
Hi All, I am writing with a question about choosing the line ending aspect of a file, please. I use write.csv and write.table to export work to CSV files and TXT files. I am planning now on how to share my work with the Windows crowd beyond only sharing with the Linux crowd. I use my text e

[R] How long does it take to learn the R programming language?

2022-09-27 Thread Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Subject: How long does it take to learn the R programming language? Good day from Singapore, How long does it take to learn the R programming language? Is it easy? Is there a steep learning curve? Thank you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individual in Singapore Blogs: