Controversial question: do people still need to learn R coding if AI can do it for you?
I took a 240 hour course to learn coding and R, where the professor was so conservative that we were not even using RStudio. Later, I completed a basic Python biostatistics course.
Now, eight years after I first started working with data analysis, I like to think that I understand the basics of statistics and R. I do not consider myself an expert, but I at least understand what I am doing and can recognize when an analysis does not make sense. I still use GraphPad for simple analyses, but I have started using R for more complex data analysis.
Back to the present, I use ChatGPT because, honestly, it saves me time. It can generate the entire code based on my needs, and I know enough to troubleshoot by guiding the AI. Because of that, I can automate analyses and build reproducible pipelines with reports much faster.
So why do people think that someone who already understands statistics and is starting with R should still learn coding from scratch and do everything themselves, instead of going straight to using AI?