Overview

This activity introduces some basic computer skill which are useful for using R-Instat. It shows users how to enter a small dataset by hand, correct mistakes, use the menus, toolbar and right-click menus, fill in dialogs and save items. 

First watch the video. 

  

Video script prepared by Rachel Kirk-Gushowaty, and Roger Stern.  Video constructed and voiced by Beryl Waswa.

  • 00:00 Introduction 
  •  0:35 New Data Frame 
  • 2:12 One Variable Summarize 
  • 5:05 Making a Mistake 
  • 8:20 Save Data 
  • 9:03 New Data Frame - Adding Details 
  • 10:20 Right-Click Menu 
  • 13:38 Ranks 
  • 15:52 Delete Column 
  • 16:20 New Data Frame - A Big One 
  • 19:43 More Right-Click Menus 
  • 21:00 Tool Bar 
  • 23.09 New Data Frame - 2 Columns 
  •  23:50 Entering data across 
  • 24:28 One Variable Graph 
  • 26:30 Closing the sheets of data

Then complete the practical. 

Use this downloadable practice document to follow along doing all the steps yourself. 

Computer Skills for R-Instat

Next you should move on to the Tutorials which introduce more of R-Instat and more good statistical practices.