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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ841476
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Mar
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1069-1898
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Using R in Introductory Statistics Courses with the pmg Graphical User Interface
Verzani, John
Journal of Statistics Education, v16 n1 Mar 2008
The pmg add-on package for the open source statistics software R is described. This package provides a simple to use graphical user interface (GUI) that allows introductory statistics students, without advanced computing skills, to quickly create the graphical and numeric summaries expected of them. (Contains 9 figures.)
Descriptors: Statistics, Computer Interfaces, Introductory Courses, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, College Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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