[R] R Certification

[Spencer Graves]

	  If you go to "https://cran.r-project.org" and click, "Download R for 
macOS", you will find several versions that you can download and that 
have a "digital signature".


	  After downloading, you can "check the integrity of the downloaded 
package by checking the signature: pkgutil --check-signature R-4.2.2.pkg".


	  Beyond that, RStudio and other companies will happily sell you a 
maintenance contract, which will get you more polite answers than from a 
list serve like this ;-)


	  Spencer Graves


On 1/2/23 11:24 AM, John Kane wrote:
> Hi Mukesh,
> 
> Have a look at the blurb that prints at the start-up of R.
> 
> "R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY."
> 
> This is a hint that the R-Project is unlikely to be issuing certificates.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 at 08:18, Mukesh Ghanshyamdas Lekhrajani via R-help <
> r-help using r-project.org> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Petr !
>>
>> I will look at other training bodies as Coursera, or few others... but I
>> was just wondering if there could be a  certificate from the "originators"
>> itself, I mean an "R" certificate from "r-project" itself and that would
>> carry more importance than external / unauthorized certificate bodies.
>>
>> But, if you suggest there is no such certification provided by
>> "r-project", then the only option for me is to search else where like -
>> Coursera or few others.
>>
>> I now have got my answers, but later the day - if ever "r-project" comes
>> up with "R Language" certifications, do keep me informed.
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Mukesh
>> 9819285174.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: PIKAL Petr <petr.pikal using precheza.cz>
>> Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 6:13 PM
>> To: mukesh.lekhrajani using yahoo.com; R-help Mailing List <r-help using r-project.org
>>>
>> Subject: RE: [R] R Certification
>>
>> Hallo Mukesh
>>
>> R project is not Microsoft or Oracle AFAIK. But if you need some
>> certificate you could take courses on Coursera, they are offering
>> certificates.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Petr
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: R-help <r-help-bounces using r-project.org> On Behalf Of Mukesh
>>> Ghanshyamdas Lekhrajani via R-help
>>> Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 1:04 PM
>>> To: 'Jeff Newmiller' <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>; 'Mukesh Ghanshyamdas
>>> Lekhrajani via R-help' <r-help using r-project.org>; r-help using r-project.org
>>> Subject: Re: [R] R Certification
>>>
>>> Hello Jeff !
>>>
>>> Yes, you are right.. and that’s why I am asking this question - just
>> like other
>>> governing bodies that issue certification on their respective
>> technologies, does
>>> "r-project.org" also have a learning path ? and then a certification.
>>>
>>> Say - Microsoft issues certificate for C#, .Net, etc..
>>> Then, Oracle issues certificates for Java, DB etc..
>>>
>>> These are authentic governing bodies for learning and issuing
>> certificates
>>>
>>> On exactly similar lines -  "r-project.org" would also be having some
>> learning
>>> path and then let "r-project" take the proctored exam and issue a
>> certificate...
>>>
>>> I am not looking at any external institute for certifying me on "R" -
>> but, the
>>> governing body itself..
>>>
>>> So, the question again is - "does r-project provide a learning path and
>> issue
>>> certificate after taking exams"
>>>
>>> Thanks, Mukesh
>>> 9819285174
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 2:26 PM
>>> To: mukesh.lekhrajani using yahoo.com; Mukesh Ghanshyamdas Lekhrajani via R-
>>> help <r-help using r-project.org>; r-help using r-project.org
>>> Subject: Re: [R] R Certification
>>>
>>> I think this request is like saying "I want a unicorn." There are many
>>> organizations that will enter your name into a certificate form for a
>> fee, possibly
>>> with some credibility... but if they put "r-project.org" down as the
>> name of the
>>> organization granting this "certificate" then you are probably getting
>> fooled.
>>>
>>> On December 30, 2022 8:33:09 AM PST, Mukesh Ghanshyamdas Lekhrajani via
>>> R-help <r-help using r-project.org> wrote:
>>>> Hello R Support Team,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I want to do R certification, could you help me with the list of
>>>> certificates with their prices so it helps me to register.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I want to do the certification directly from the governing body
>>>> "r-project.org" and not from any 3rd party.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mukesh
>>>>
>>>> +91 9819285174
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
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>>>
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