Asking your question

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Overview

Questions

• How can I make sure my minimal reproducible example will actually run correctly for someone else?
• How can I easily share a reproducible example with a mentor or helper, or online?
• How do I ask a good question?

Objectives

• Use the reprex package to support making reproducible examples.
• Use the reprex package to format reprexes for posting online.
• Understand the benefits and drawbacks of different places to get help.
• Have a road map to follow when posting a question to make sure it’s a good question.

Key Points

• The {reprex} package makes it easy to format and share your reproducible examples.
• Following a certain set of steps will make your questions clearer and likelier to get answered.