[R] Interview questions?

[Robert Sherry]

Here is a question that I might ask. What are the alternatives to R and 
how does R compare? That is, for what class of problems is R the best 
tool around?

Bob

On 1/11/2015 1:16 PM, Barry Rowlingson wrote:
> Ask if they have a favourite R programmer. This will tell you how much into
> the R culture they are, and perhaps also tell you if their opinions of a
> good programmer concur with yours...
> On 11 Jan 2015 16:49, "Keith S Weintraub" <kw1958 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone has put together a list of R job interview
>> questions?
>>
>> I’m thinking of about 5-20 possibly open ended questions for interviewing
>> a candidate to do R programming. Just programming. Not statistics or
>> mathematics.
>>
>> What I don’t want are tricky “puzzles” that are more about how clever the
>> interviewer questions are than how to get the best person for the job.
>>
>> I would consider myself a mid-level R programmer so this would also be a
>> great opportunity to learn more and be able to hire a great candidate.
>>
>> I am perfectly happy to get a reference, book title or URL.
>>
>> Not looking for anyone to do my work for me!
>>
>> Best to all,
>> Happy New Year,
>> KW
>>
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