[Blindmath] Question about Minitab

[Icewolf]

Hello,
In case I can get my Professor to let me use r, is there a particular 
version I need to look for?
thanks,
greg W.

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On 10/24/2011 5:02 PM, Jonathan Godfrey wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Michael is correct in that the current version of Minitab is not as friendly
> as previous versions.
>
> I have used Minitab from version 8 (under DOS) to 16 and over that time (17
> years) things have got worse.
>
> The dialogue boxes and menus are an absolute nightmare for the new user. I
> can get by because I remember the menus from previous versions. Having said
> that, I do not choose to use Minitab for anything except talking my students
> through things so I'm not actually touching it, they are.
>
> The command language of Minitab is usable with jaws or nvda. The language is
> far from natural and the resources for such commands are mostly old (dating
> back to the DOS version where we all typed commands out). Most staff working
> with Minitab do not know the syntax even though it is automatically
> generated as the dialogue boxes are used.
>
>
> The number of outputs that have been altered from text to graphic in Minitab
> is on the rise too. There were ways of generating ASCII graphics for most
> things in the past, but this art has been lost in more recent versions.
>
> Should you want an alternative that is superior to EXCEL, I could recommend
> R. See
> http://r-resources.massey.ac.nz to see what sort of support I offer blind R
> users.
>
> I'll put some Excel comments in the reply to Michael.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
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