[nabs-l] Help Needed with Compiling Statistics Reference Guide

[David Andrews]

Arielle:

You probably know this, but statistics etc. have been taken up on our 
blindmath and nfb-science lists in the past.  If you choose the 2nd 
link at nfbnet.org you can search all lists, or choose first link, 
then individual list, then archives, to bring up search page for that list.

Dave

At 12:25 AM 7/8/2012, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>While I was at this year's NFB convention in Dallas, I met with a
>couple other NABS members and we would like to begin the process of
>starting an NFB interest group for blind social scientists and
>researchers. A goal of this group is to make statistics and data
>analysis more accessible and friendly to the blind. Toward this end, I
>will be compiling an electronic resource for blind students taking
>statistics courses, as well as blind researchers who conduct data
>analysis as part of their jobs. As you know, questions often come up
>on this list about how to access a statistics course or how to use
>specific software applications, and I would like to bring the answers
>to these questions into one place that's readily available to students
>and researchers. Once the guide is completed, I intend to share it
>with this list and with the NABS board so it can be disseminated to as
>many students as possible.
>To create this reference guide, I will be compiling articles that
>explain how to conduct the most common statistical tests using various
>software applications and screen readers. Specifically, I am looking
>for contributions from anyone who has successfully used SPSS, R, or
>Stata with JAWS; as well as anyone who has successfully analyzed data
>using VoiceOver, NVDA, or System Access screen readers.
>In your article, it would be most helpful if you can describe any
>workarounds you used to make the program accessible, such as importing
>data from Excel; whether you used menus within the program or typed in
>syntax; and if you used syntax, please give a few examples of syntax
>you used.
>Feel free to send me your article in bullet-point form and I will turn
>it into a full-length article, or give me the information over the
>phone by calling
>602-502-2255
>
>My goal is to complete this project before I go back to school (and
>start my own stats course) on August 27, so please send me your
>contributions by August 15. My email is
>arielle71 at gmail.com
>
>Thank you in advance for your assistance.
>Best,
>Arielle