How the R for Data Science (R4DS) Online Learning Community Made Me a Better Student
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Joined R4DS Slack in July 2021 and goes from zero R to a master’s-grad data scientist at Intel by using RStudio/Posit Cloud, R Markdown, ggplot2 and extension packages; presents a chapter (first presentation two years ago), facilitates book clubs via GitHub, completes a Data Visualization Society mentorship, and learns to turn fashion-inspired mockups into working plots. Community feedback and mentoring accelerate skill transfer into coursework and portfolio pieces, producing concrete visualizations and interview-ready projects rather than vague learning goals.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00R4DS community intro
- 1:55Fashion design to data science
- 3:22Finding R4DS on Slack
- 4:49Overcoming impostor syndrome
- 6:14Creativity in data viz
- 7:37Key takeaways for learners
- 9:23Joining R4DS community
- 10:07Q&A on R and community
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