[Athen] SPSS and JAWS

[John Gardner]

Apparently there is a lot of interest in R, since I have had several 
inquiries from my post yesterday.  Unfortunately I really am pretty 
ignorant of statistics - I was just parroting what I have heard on other 
lists.  However I can tell you that R is free software for doing 
statistical computations, graphing, printing the graphics, etc.  It is 
claimed that R can do anything that SPS can do.

There are R versions for Unix, Mac, and Windows.  Following Melanie's 
URL below I found a Windows FAQ for R:
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html
which may be helpful.  At least this FAQ tells you how to obtain and 
install the Windows version of R.  There is a manual and help files, so 
presumably one can learn to use it if one knows about statistical 
computation.

I have asked Jonathan Godfrey for more information and will forward it 
to this list if/when I hear back.  All I know for sure is that he uses R 
in terminal mode and finds it very accessible to screen readers. 
Terminal mode is old-fashioned, so most non-disabled users will use the 
fancy GUI interface.  But the terminal mode can do anything that can be 
done with the GUI interface.

John

On 6/23/2009 9:13 AM, Melanie Thornton wrote:

>    This discussion triggered a discussion on our campus and someone

> posted this link for "R" with web interfaces. I have no idea how helpful

> they are but wanted to pass the link along:

> http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#R-Web-Interfaces

>

> Melanie Thornton

>

>

>

> John Gardner wrote:

>> Hello James. This subject is discussed frequently on the Blind Math

>> list. Yes SPS works with Jaws, but no it is not useful. At least that

>> is my synthesis of the discussions. As seems common these days, SPS is

>> accessible only in principle. ie it's nearly impossible to use unless

>> you are a real computer geek. And if you are really a computer geek,

>> you use "R" instead. It is free, works great, and is really

>> accessible. Jonathan Godfrey, a blind faculty member from New Zealand,

>> is the lists's R expert, and I'm happy to put you in contact if you

>> need help with R.

>>

>> John

>>

>>

>> On 6/22/2009 1:59 PM, James Bailey wrote:

>>> I seem to be conflicting info as to whether JAWS works with SPSS.

>>> What's the consensus of the group?

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>> James

>>>

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