<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Typically it's installation of the software (R, then RKWard—but I provide the right version of R in class) and the concept of packages that causes problems. I've already spoken to Meik and Thomas about some of the data import confusion.<br><br></div>I also must remind you that the OECD recently found that Japanese young people have the worst computer skills of any developed nation. There really isn't much to be done about it.<br><br></div>It's actually most confusing for the (handful of) Windows users, since it just decompresses to a folder, from which you run the executable. They aren't used to that, and it causes a lot of confusion, as does the fact that a terminal window stays open as they use it. They have no idea what it is (despite the fact that over half of them are information studies students).<br><br></div>I have written a detailed manual for everything we have to do in the class to address most of the issues. <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Jan Wort <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:d_jan@ymail.com" target="_blank">d_jan@ymail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span class=""><div dir="ltr"><span>></span> Throwing it at a room full of Japanese undergrads shows the cracks</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></span><div dir="ltr">If there are any reoccuring problems your students have with usability, understanding the functions and/or the interface, I'd be happy if you could write them to me or the list.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">cheers,</div><div dir="ltr"> jan<br></div><div><div class="h5"> <br><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Aaron Batty <<a href="mailto:abatty@sfc.keio.ac.jp" target="_blank">abatty@sfc.keio.ac.jp</a>> schrieb am 23:32 Mittwoch, 23.September 2015:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>My intro stats class starts up tomorrow. RKWard works great for me on Windows and Mac, but it always does. Throwing it at a room full of Japanese undergrads shows the cracks. We're using 0.63 this time (used 0.61 last time).<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Yoroshiku!<br clear="none"></div><div><div><br clear="none"><div>On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 3:19 AM, jan <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:d_jan@ymail.com" target="_blank">d_jan@ymail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Thomas,<br clear="none">
<span><br clear="none">
Am 23.09.2015 um 20:12 schrieb Thomas Friedrichsmeier:<br clear="none">
> Hi Jan,<br clear="none">
><br clear="none">
> On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:20:07 +0000 (UTC)<br clear="none">
> Jan Wort <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:d_jan@ymail.com" target="_blank">d_jan@ymail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
>> Some time ago we discussed some usability improvements, in particular<br clear="none">
>> in regards to the optionset UI. Was there any progress recently<br clear="none">
>> and/or is further feedback or concept needed on this?<br clear="none">
> I've been terribly distracted of late. No recent progress, sorry, but I<br clear="none">
> definitely have not forgotten about it. Hoping to get back to working<br clear="none">
> on RKWard real soon now (TM).<br clear="none">
><br clear="none">
> Optionset UI is at the top of my TODO list. Currently I don't need<br clear="none">
> further feedback on this (unless you had all new ideas, meanwhile), but<br clear="none">
> I will ask for feedback as soon as I have a sketch implementation (or<br clear="none">
> two).<br clear="none">
</span>Great!<br clear="none">
<span>><br clear="none">
> AFAIR, another "large" item was the "Workspace" tool window. We<br clear="none">
> discussed that back and forth some, and IIRC you offered to provide a<br clear="none">
> more detailed mockup. Would you need any more feedback to proceed with<br clear="none">
> that?<br clear="none">
</span>No, I just need to pick it up again, I assume. I was pretty busy too,<br clear="none">
recently, and I hope I’ll be able to pick this up again soon, to review<br clear="none">
the IRC and mails and contact you/the list in case I have any questions.<br clear="none">
<span>>> As well, I'm occasionally using RKWard on a Mac now, so if you need<br clear="none">
>> feedback/testing of some function, tell me (I'm running the Macports<br clear="none">
>> Version)<br clear="none">
> Thanks. We'll be getting back to that. Right now nothing specific, but<br clear="none">
> anything you come across that does not work on the Mac as well as on<br clear="none">
> Linux, or anything that does not work as would be expected by Mac<br clear="none">
> users. Which version of MacOS, by the way?<br clear="none">
</span>Version: I assume 10.10.<br clear="none">
Does it work?: For now it works fine, but I just installed it. Tomorrow<br clear="none">
I gonna help a collegue with his MANOVA and will keep my eyes open for<br clear="none">
bugs.<br clear="none">
><br clear="none">
> Regards<br clear="none">
> Thomas<br clear="none">
Thanks &<br clear="none">
Regards,<br clear="none">
<div><div> Jan<br clear="none">
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