[Blindmath] Stats packages

[Jonathan Godfrey]

Hi Matthew et al.,

I'm sitting in a meeting but R is a passion so am responding briefly.

Check our list's archive for several postings I have made re R.

When you say "R basic" I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "basic".
R is available via the CRAN which is the comprehensive R archive 
network. This is an increasing number of servers holding all current 
R source code, program installers and contributed packages.

Terminal mode in R means it feels like working in a command prompt 
window. The normal way of running R is via a GUI front end. The GUI 
is not comprehensive at all and in fact offers no statistical 
analysis shortcuts. R is used by writing commands (one way or another).

I am developing suitable documents for blind users of R to work with. 
Guinea pigs are sought and I will send them to you when they are 
available if you choose to go ahead with R.

Jonathan
At 06:54 a.m. 19/07/2009, you wrote:
>I have taken a look at the website for this R basic stats 
>package,  and I'm not clear on what is meant by terminal application 
>mode. Please elaborate if you have the time. I will definitely 
>appreciate it since it looks like what I will ultimately be using.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Matthew
>
>---- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Irving" 
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>
>>Hi
>>
>>R is accessible, as it can be used as a terminal application.  I 
>>know several people on the list use it successfully and I recall 
>>there being some useful information in the archives about setting 
>>it up optimally.
>>
>>I don't have any experience with SPSS, as far as I know R can do 
>>anything that SPSS can and R is free, so it seems like the most 
>>sensible package to learn unless you are specifically required to use SPSS.
>>
>>Alastair
>>
>>
>>Matthew_2010 wrote:
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I'm wondering if there have been any developments in the ability 
>>>of screen readers to convey on-screen information for any of the 
>>>stats applications out there such as SPSS and so on. If so please 
>>>convey. I've also bumped into a free open source stats package 
>>>called R basic. Is this accessible at all? Absolutely all 
>>>information will be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Matthew
>>>
>>>
>>>
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