1. R for elementary stats

2. Is R for the novice? On day 1, students can … download and install R follow simplest commands run complex simulation programs re-run with new parameters and Go to R … understand what they have done!

3. Is R easy to obtain? Free Easy to download (cran.r-project.org)

4. Does R help to teach stats? Some examples Time series - fuel consumption example Unbiasedness - theory Modeling - traffic example Graphical Summary - most examples!

5. Instructor’s Software? Some programming is needed to demo concepts Use R Some programming is needed so students can do stats Use Minitab

6. Ex 1: A time series

7. Normal Model Example 2: Unbiasedness n=10

8. Expo Model n=10

9. Ex 3: Traffic Accordion Simple Rule Adjust speed to allow 2.5 seconds gap (and add a little noise) Uses only simple models. Go to R …