r/statistics is a subreddit with 631k 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
: "Do you think Statistics is moving away from its home in Mathematics to Computer Science? [Q] [R]"
34 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "[D] Laptop/Spec Recommendations for Statistics PhD?"
3 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "[S] I built a Manim extension for animated statistics — distributions, probability, inference and more"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/statistics
#1
Statistics
: "[Career] Long-term job market outlook for statisticians, especially biostats?"
60 posts
#2
Looking For A
48 posts
#3
Struggling
43 posts
#4
Question
28 posts
#5
Q
20 posts
#6
Hard Time
8 posts
#7
Good
5 posts
#8
Looking
4 posts
#9
Analysis
4 posts
#10
Worst
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
: "Why is it wrong to say "If I have a 95% C.I. = [2.1 , 4.5] there is a 95% chance that the true value is in this interval? [Q]"
78 posts
#2
Career
: "[Career] Long-term job market outlook for statisticians, especially biostats?"
25 posts
#3
Education
: "[E] Standard Error vs Standard Deviation - Explained"
22 posts
#4
Discussion
: "What is there besides Frequentist and Bayesian stats? [D] [R]"
21 posts
#5
Research
: "Is it true that "nobody reads" theoretical statistics papers? [R]"
16 posts
#6
Software
: "[S] Mplus "student discount" ends up costing more than a regular license"
6 posts
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+29k members(4.8%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026