Hi again Paul,
Hi Ivan (and list),
I think the main problem is not as much that there isn't structure in
the way R provides documentation / tutorials, but that people have a
hard time finding the structure. There are task views for certain
specific fields, but I think a lot of beginners do not know that they
exist.
You're definitely right... what is it?! where to find them?
So I think a "O my God, I've downloaded R and what now" tutorial might
be a good idea to put very close to the download button of R on CRAN.
This tutorial would focus not on how to do things in R, but would
provide guidance to the most obvious sources of information such as
Task views, specific mailing lists, ways to search list archives,
information for beginners how to write a good e-mail etc. I think for
a lot of beginners it is not as much the answer to a specific question
that they need, but more guidance how to look for answers themselves.
I think that would indeed help a lot. I can only agree with your last
sentence. Is someone already working on this kind of manual? Is it
planed? etc?
cheers,
Paul
Regards,
Ivan
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