Answering a question was hard for me, given my limited experience with R and programing. Instead, I focused on evaluating the quality of the question and found one that needed some guidance–based on the materials we read in class about asking good questions. A student had copied and pasted a homework, which contained multiple questions about a data set. My response was aimed at suggesting the question needed to be more specific to get the help needed. Link to my response https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75254300/uic-assignment-need-help-please-let-me-know-how-to-do-them/75254399#75254399
Some else had just answered the same question, and included a link with specific guidance for students seeking help for homework (see link below). I read this resource and found it very informative, which made me contemplate the other side of every question… the answer. I realized my answer was perhaps too simple. I also realized that a good answer can be recycled and used many times and it becomes a guideline.
Asking about homework link https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/334822/how-do-i-ask-and-answer-homework-questions
Thanks, Gino
Prompt:
Asking good questions is a valuable skill to have - asking questions in an online setting is both easier and harder than asking questions in person: we can prepare to ask a question but we are also expected to prepare. The links posted here give some advice on how to ask good questions:
stackoverflow’s Asking a good question
minimal complete verifiable example, minimal reproducible example
Follow these links and read through the advice given, then
- Pick at least one question from stackoverflow or the R help and answer it.
Write a blog post answering the following questions:
Document which question you answered (link to your answer).
Relate your experience of answering the question to your reading.
Instructions to follow.