R help - Sep 2009 - SPSS Statistics-R Integration Plug-In

Dear All,

Has anyone tried to use this plug-in? Since I am running R-2.9.1 it will not
even let me install it. Further, since I am running Windows I cannot use the R
provided R-2.7.0 Linux installation file from the archive (tried to install it
through cygwin and it was a mess). Suggestions? Ideas? Has anybody used this
plug-in?

Michael

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Department of Psychology
Fordham University
Dealy Hall Room 239
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 817-0654
http://www.chajewski.com

Michael Chajewski <chajewski <at> fordham.edu> writes:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> Has anyone tried to use this plug-in? Since I am running R-2.9.1 it will
not
even let me install it. Further,
> since I am running Windows I cannot use the R provided R-2.7.0 Linux 
installation file from the archive
> (tried to install it through cygwin and it was a mess). Suggestions? Ideas?
Has anybody used this plug-in?
> 
> Michael
Michael,

I can't say I've really used it, but I did install it out of interest to
see
how it worked.  That was with SPSS v16 I think, which required R-2.5.0 or 
thereabouts.  I remember thinking how short-sighted it was that SPSS hard-
coded their plugin for a particular version of R, thus ensuring that it will 
always be out of date.  Anyway, as long as you install the version of R it is 
wanting you shouldn't have too many problems.  Past versions of R for
windows
(no need for cygwin) are available, but the links appear to be broken for some 
CRAN mirrors (eg Australia).  Try a different mirror.  The Austrian mirror 
works for R-2.7.0-win32.exe.  The links are: R Sources -> Windows -> base
->
Previous Releases.  The direct link is: http://cran.at.r-
project.org/bin/windows/base/old/

Michael Bibo
Queensland Health

> ..... The links are: R Sources -> Windows -> base -> 
> Previous Releases.  The direct link is: http://cran.at.r-
> project.org/bin/windows/base/old/
 That should of course read "R Binaries -> Windows -> base ->
Previous Releases".

Hi Michael,

I've used the R plug-in and really like it. You can read my instructions
on how to install and use it by going to Amazon.com, searching for the
book, "R for SAS and SPSS Users" and then "search inside the
book" for
the section, "Running R from SPSS". I've only got about 3 pages on
it
(28 bottom through 31), and Amazon will let you read them all. 

You do need to choose a specific version of R, but the old versions are
kept on CRAN, so they're easy to get. Version 18 of SPSS actually ships
with the version of R it needs on the SPSS DVD.

SPSS makes it really easy to transfer data and results back and forth,
and it formats the results nicely as SPSS pivot tables. I also have an
example of how to make an R program appear on the SPSS menus in "R you
taking advantage of R?", an SPSS Directions 2009 talk. It's at:
http://RforSASandSPSSusers.com, right-hand side.

Cheers,
Bob

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Subject: [R] SPSS Statistics-R Integration Plug-In

Dear All,

Has anyone tried to use this plug-in? Since I am running R-2.9.1 it will
not even let me install it. Further, since I am running Windows I cannot
use the R provided R-2.7.0 Linux installation file from the archive
(tried to install it through cygwin and it was a mess). Suggestions?
Ideas? Has anybody used this plug-in?

Michael

--
Michael Chajewski, M.A.
Department of Psychology
Fordham University
Dealy Hall Room 239
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 817-0654
http://www.chajewski.com

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