[R]: Update on R GUI's ??

[Peter Ho]

Awhile back there was a lengthy discussion regarding  R GUI's for 
teaching, etc. I was wondering if anyone has set up the web page which 
was to be dedicated to this issue. Philippe Grosjean had the idea of 
creating a R-GUI projects page. Also, is anyone using a "R-GUI" (for 
windows) for teaching basic statistics to students doing applied science 
degrees? Something based perhaps on Tcl/Tk. This is especially for 
students with limited computer experience (apart from using Excel) and 
they will use R only for 10 hours as part of a one semester course. What 
they need a simple way to enter data (as most have used Excel a 
spreadsheet is what I am looking for) and then easily menu driven access 
to functions (such as t-tests) and simple graphics (Histograms, line 
graphs (xy plots)). Of course, these students would still need to 
understand what they are doing and why they used particular methods, 
when assessing functions by the menu.




Peter
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Peter Ho
Departamento de Ciências de Engenharia e Tecnologia
Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão
Instituto Politénico de Viana do Castelo
Avenida do Atlântico- Apartado 574
4901-908 Viana do Castelo
Email: peter at estg.ipvc.pt

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