Will learning R pay off ?

[MrRDU]

I'm taking a statistics class and we'll be learning to use R. I need to learn a programming language and was thinking about Python but will R come in handy ?

 

[Matt504]

You should learn another language alongside R, it'll make you a more valuable candidate when entering the workforce.

 

[Barbados Slim]

Yes it will payoff. Your ability to code in R combined with the theory in stats will be valuable.

You should learn another language alongside R, it'll make you a more valuable candidate when entering the workforce.

There is no harm in learning another language, and it would be beneficial to go with Python:

1. Python and R are the primary languages listed as a requirement in analytics/data science/stats based jobs

2. Python and R have different but at the same time similar syntax, knowing one makes learning the other easier