r/statistics is a subreddit with 633k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses statistics, looking for a, struggling, question, and q, and they frequently recommend/review statistics book, textbook, and ide.
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Popular Themes in r/statistics
#1
Advice Requests
: "[Q] How to become Great at statistics"
25 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "[Discussion]beginner looking for a data analysis tool that actually helps me learn statistics"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "[D]Feeling demoralized after a full cycle of PhD rejections and no job or research leads. What now?"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "[C] High-paying career options with this BSc: Statistics major + Political Science/Economics minors"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/statistics
#1
Statistics
: "[Q] How are Statistics formulas derived"
58 posts
#2
Looking For A
48 posts
#3
Struggling
43 posts
#4
Question
25 posts
#5
Q
20 posts
#6
Stats
: "[D] My cousin is a business owner and strongly discouraged my brother for going into Stats major. How true his words are?"
15 posts
#7
Hard Time
8 posts
#8
Career
: "[Career] US Political Science phd admissions- Quantitative aptitude versus Substantive Political Science knowledge?"
7 posts
#9
Good
5 posts
#10
Looking
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/statistics
Statistics Book
99 reviews
#1
Andy Field
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Danielle Navarro
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Casella & Berger
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Textbook
18 reviews
#1
Wackerly
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
DeGroot
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Larsen and Marx
4.0★ from 1 review
Ide
2 reviews
#1
VS Code
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
RStudio
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/statistics
#1
Question
: "[Q] How to become Great at statistics"
60 posts
#2
Education
: "[E] aspiring for a PhD in Stats"
17 posts
#3
Career
: "[C] Continue in industry or PhD in stats? Are all stats jobs this boring?"
13 posts
#4
Discussion
: "[D] My cousin is a business owner and strongly discouraged my brother for going into stats major. How true his words are?"
12 posts
#5
Software
: "[Software] How to test if your numerical code is mathematically correct?"
2 posts
#6
Research
: "[R] Vignette Experimental Design - Repeated measure or Multivariate"
1 post
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+29k members(4.8%)
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Last updated: September 17, 2026