Catalog Description: 1(0-2-0)Comparison, evaluation, and use of computer packages for univariate and multivariate statistical analyses.
Objectives: In the Unix environment, students will learn the basics of three popular statistical computer packages in order to perform three common statistical analyses. The program packages are SAS, SPSS and MINITAB and the analyses include basic descriptive statistics, regression analysis and analysis of variance. Although the three packages have graphical interfaces, they will be compared in a batch environment. Supplemental statistical and unix resources will be presented.
Prequisites: ST 302, ST 304
Required Text: None - Handouts will be sufficient
Optional Texts: Too many to list
Instructor:James R. zumBrunnen, Department of Statistics
Time: Daily for two weeks from 10AM to Noon
Dates: Tues, Jan 2 - Fri, Jan 5 and Mon, Jan 8 - Fri, Jan 12, 1996
Place: STSS Laboratory in C141 Clark
Grading: 4 Computer assigments @ 80%, Participation @ 20%
Course Outline January 1996
Jan 2:
(ps)
Introduction - Unix:mail/pico/telnet/ftp/netscape
Jan 3:
(ps) SAS
Jan 4:
(ps) SPSS
Jan 5:
(ps) MINITAB
Jan 8:
(ps) Regression Analysis with SAS/SPSS/MINITAB
Jan 9:
(ps) Analysis of Variance with SAS/SPSS/MINITAB
Jan 10:
(ps) SAS: Interactive Display Manager
Jan 11:
(ps) AOV + REG: options/diagnostics
Jan 12:
(ps) Xwindows: Insight(SAS)/bmdp/xbmdp
Course Resources
Data from Spring 1995:
Past enrollment
Contact the instructor, Jim zumbrunnen, for more information and/or to express an interest in taking the course.