About r/AskStatistics
Ask a question about statistics (other than homework). Don't solicit academic misconduct. Don't ask people to contact you externally to the subreddit. Use informative titles.
The community at a glance
r/AskStatistics is a Subreddit for Math with roughly 132K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 8th largest community in the Math topic page.
Roughly 17K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Statistics, Regression, and Analysis. Product recommendations often mention books, courses, and software.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 717 members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 3K members
- 2019: 5K members
- 2020: 18K members
- 2021: 13K members
- 2023: 32K members
- 2024: 26K members
- 2025: 17K members
- 2026: 9K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 1K members
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 1K members
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 1K members
Topics
- Statistics34 posts in the past month#134Statistics
- Regression20 posts in the past month#220Regression
- Analysis15 posts in the past month#315Analysis
- Modeling11 posts in the past month#411Modeling
- Anova10 posts in the past month#510Anova
Product recommendations
- books20 posts in the past month
- Recommended books for incoming stats major?
- Could you recommend me a good book about robust statistics?
- [Q] Recommend books and online courses to learn Stat
#120booksRecommended books for incoming stats major? · Could you recommend me a good book about robust statistics? · [Q] Recommend books and online courses to learn Stat - courses6 posts in the past month
- Could you recommend good online statististics Courses that go back to the basics but that can also help a medical doctor make studies in his own setting in an independent way?
- [Q] Recommend books and online courses to learn Stat
- Any recommended app for learning statistics in university level?
#26coursesCould you recommend good online statististics Courses that go back to the basics but that can also help a medical doctor make studies in his own setting in an independent way? · [Q] Recommend books and online courses to learn Stat · Any recommended app for learning statistics in university level? - software3 posts in the past month
- Multivariate regression - which software would you recommend?
- Recommended Program for EFA and CFA?
- Recommended software/platform/process to analyse data in the form of 2-dimensional spatial locations with qualitative labels, and display information on neighbouring points, etc.
#33softwareMultivariate regression - which software would you recommend? · Recommended Program for EFA and CFA? · Recommended software/platform/process to analyse data in the form of 2-dimensional spatial locations with qualitative labels, and display information on neighbouring points, etc.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/AskStatistics for?
- Best for Math enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/AskStatistics free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/AskStatistics have?
- Roughly 132K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/AskStatistics on?
- r/AskStatistics runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/AskStatistics cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/AskStatistics is organized under Math.
- How do I join r/AskStatistics?
- You can join r/AskStatistics by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Math communities like?
- Communities for math students, enthusiasts, and professionals covering everything from calculus help to higher-level pure and applied mathematics. Reddit has large communities for homework help and recreational math, with Discord servers serving students and dedicated forums for specific branches of the discipline.
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