[Blindmath] Stats packages

Sun Jul 19 01:10:33 UTC 2009

Hi,

The file for windows you want is called

R-2.9.1-win32.exe

You shouldn't worry about the beta option. This is left for the 
development team which is seemingly huge.

Jonathan

At 12:00 p.m. 19/07/2009, you wrote:
>Jonathan,
>
>If you do indeed decide to compile these tutorials I would 
>definitely like to help you out--time permitting of course. Thank 
>you for this information below. The R Basic I'm referring to is what 
>I believed the entire software suite to be titled, but I'm sure I'm 
>wrong as this is my first exposure to R. I wrote because R appears 
>to be a main piece of software with many add-on modules. The version 
>for download as well as the current version and the newer beta 
>version created a little confusion and I was simply asking the list 
>to point me to a link or give me the name of the executable I should 
>download in order to avoid installing an incorrect version. Time is 
>scarce for all of us now a days and spending hours trying to get an 
>application installed only to find its the wrong one will definitely 
>drive one nuts. I did in fact run into this cran and determined it 
>was a source of all versions of this software. Thanks for the info 
>and once again I hope to be able to assist you in your efforts to 
>help others learn this application.
>
>Matthew
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Godfrey" 
><a.j.godfrey at massey.ac.nz>
>To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" 
><blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 3:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Stats packages
>
>
>>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" 
>>><alastair.irving at sjc.ox.ac.uk>
>>>To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" 
>>><blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:30 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Stats packages
>>>
>>>
>>>>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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Institute of Fundamental Sciences
Massey University
Palmerston North

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