Asking Good Questions

Asking Good Questions
Author

Motahareh Kashanian

Published

January 26, 2023

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:

Follow these links and read through the advice given, then

  1. Pick at least one question from stackoverflow or the R help and answer it.

Write a blog post answering the following questions:

  1. Document which question you answered (link to your answer).

Below is the link to one of the questions I answered on StackOverflow (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74797820/find-value-in-matrix-starting-from-two-columns-value/75253008#75253008)

  1. Relate your experience of answering the question to your reading.

My attempt was to answer a question to which I knew the answer. To be honest, finding a question that I can answer has been challenging! It took me most of my time to find a question :)

In answering the question, I tried to be clear, concise, and complete. According to StackOverflow’s structure, I provided reproducible code and a formatted answer.

Instructions to follow.