In my "Introduction to Data Analysis in R for Linguists" seminar (based on my textbook: https://elenlefoll.github.io/RstatsTextbook/) I spend a lot of time on project management, file naming conventions, file formats, and reproducible workflows using Quarto. Some might consider it a waste of time because it means I have less time for other things (sorry ANOVAS, you're out!). However, this latest round of term papers has, once again, proven that this is well-invested time: my students are delivering fully reproducible term papers in Quarto format and, because they have a firm grasp of the basics, those that are motivated learn far more complex things than what I've taught them to complete really quite ambitious projects. Today's heartwarming quote from a [female] M.A. student: "I ended up having a lot of fun getting into the more technical, coding-heavy side of things, which surprised me! So thank you for that." And many go on to use R and Quarto for their MA theses! 🥰
#Quarto #RStats #linguistics #HigherEd
