Where is the best place to find freelance coding help?

April 18, 2017 8:42 AM

I need help coding a learning algorithm in R for a research project I am working on. I know that this takes coding skill that I don't currently have. Where is the best place to go online to find someone I can pay to help me with this?
posted by bove to Computers & Internet (6 answers total)

Have you tried going to stack exchange yet? The data science forum seems to have a lot of r/machine learning questions. Maybe they can get you started without paying anyone.
posted by empath at 9:41 AM on April 18, 2017

Not being glib, but mefi jobs would be a great place to find people.
posted by R a c h e l at 10:03 AM on April 18, 2017 [3 favorites]

If a grad student looking for some extra cash would do, why not check with your friendly local statistics department? (I'm assuming the location in your profile is correct.)
posted by madcaptenor at 11:14 AM on April 18, 2017 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I have already looked around at student and even faculty options, but the big issue is time. This is work I need done quickly and right now, most people can't commit to a project and work on it quickly.
posted by bove at 11:33 AM on April 18, 2017

Best answer: Lots of coders are on on Upwork.com, they're usually ready to start right away and are not super expensive.
posted by ananci at 11:46 AM on April 18, 2017

Best answer: Also came here to mention upwork as the place you might be able to find help quickly. However please keep in mind you often get what you pay for.
posted by cgg at 4:53 PM on April 18, 2017