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• Install R and Rcmdr.
• Refer to R Commander Installation Notes for details: http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/installation-notes.html
  • Only use binary sources
  • One a Mac, be sure to turn off "App Nap" (until "Tools" menu.)
• Import the data:
  • In Rcmdr. under “Data” menu “Import data” from “text file”
  • Set the “Field Separator” to “Commas”.
  • Navigate to the CSV file and select it.
  • Click the “Edit data set” button to open the data set in a window.
  • Make a note of all outliers (to put in the legend of the figure).
  • Click on the number of each row with an outlier, then right-click and “Delete current row”.
  • Click OK to save edited data set.
• Under “Graphs” choose “Scatterplot matrix...”
  • Select all three variables.
  • Click “Plot by groups”, select Gender, and click OK.
  • Click “Options” and select the checkbox for Least-squares line and click OK.
  • Check for outliers and repeat as necessary.
• Each student independently choose one pair of variables to report in a scatter plot
  • Choose independent and dependent variables
  • Click “Plot by groups”, select Sex, and click OK.
  • Click “Options” and select the checkbox for Least-squares line and click OK.
  • Save as PDF (use this for posters)
  • Convert to PNG (use this to post at website)
  • Post as Image: write legend that includes title, description, and reports outliers.
  • (If time available, report relevant statistics, e.g. means, linear regression, or one-way ANOVA)

GIYF and here is a book for additional assistance: https://stellmack.dl.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua2461/f/media/_the_rcmdr_gu...

Please download this directory, unzip it, and work in your group to analyze the data: https://bcrc.bio.umass.edu/data_practice/data_practice_files.tar.gz