On 10-12-2010, at 22:25, Rolf Turner wrote:
>
> I agree with you completely about ``begging the question''. The
> nearly universal misuse of this expression drives me crazy. I'm
> not so sure about ``steep learning curve'' however. My impression
> is that this phrase has *always* been used to
There are many levels of knowledge/skills of R, the first levels are quick to
do. But next levels are harder to pass.
I will say in a sentence that R is easy to learn but difficult to master, which
applies to many things (danse, music, sport, ...)!
Christophe
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Christophe Dutang
Ph.D. student
On 11 December 2010 13:54, Pfister wrote:
> So a "steep" learning curve implies "easy to learn"
Shouldn't that be "quick to learn"?
My own experience with R would suggest that easy and quick are not
always synonymous (eureka moment). I tend to think the R learning
curve qualifies as steep becaus
As Carl said, a learning curve plots performance (knowledge) as a
function of time, at least that is how it has been used in psychology
and the learning sciences for a hundred years. So a "steep" learning
curve implies "easy to learn" but the metaphor of being "steep" =
"hard to climb" = "
