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7-Day R Programming Interview Preparation Plan

Your saved questions plus a day-by-day plan. Add questions with Save to → 7-Day Job Prep on any question page.

Day-by-day plan

Day 1R fundamentals
  • Revise data types, coercion, NA, NULL and NaN
  • Practise subsetting vectors, lists and data frames
  • Explain vectorization, recycling and factors aloud
  • Solve 10 basic R output questions
Day 2Data wrangling
  • Write dplyr pipelines with group_by, summarise and mutate
  • Practise all join types including anti_join
  • Reshape data with pivot_longer and pivot_wider
  • Write one function using {{ }} tidy evaluation
Day 3Visualization
  • Build bar, line, histogram and boxplot charts in ggplot2
  • Add facets, themes and labels to one chart
  • Fix bar ordering with fct_reorder
  • Prepare to explain chart choices for three scenarios
Day 4Statistics
  • Revise p-values, confidence intervals and error types
  • Run t.test, chisq.test and aov on sample data
  • Calculate A/B test sample size with power.prop.test
  • Explain Simpson's paradox and multiple testing
Day 5Modelling
  • Fit and interpret lm and glm models
  • Build a tidymodels workflow with a recipe and cross-validation
  • Revise confusion matrix metrics and ROC AUC
  • Prepare answers on overfitting, leakage and imbalance
Day 6Production and projects
  • Build a small Shiny app with one reactive
  • Revise renv, testthat, Git and DBI basics
  • Write a 2-minute walkthrough of your best R project
  • Review error handling with tryCatch and purrr::safely
Day 7Mock interview and HR
  • Take a timed mock interview covering all topics
  • Prepare five STAR stories on automation, data issues and teamwork
  • Revise the 30 key revision points
  • Rest and review weak areas briefly

Frequently asked questions

Can I prepare for a R Programming interview in 7 days?

Seven days is enough to revise and sharpen, not to learn from zero. Use the plan to cover each core topic once, practise questions daily and finish with a mock interview.

How do I add questions to the plan?

On any question page choose Save to → 7-Day Job Prep. Saved questions show up at the top of this page.

How many hours a day should I study?

Two to four focused hours a day works for most people: one hour of revision, one to two hours of questions, and the rest on projects or mock answers.