STATS 130

Main Course

Getting Up to Speed with SPSS, Stata, SAS, and R

Description

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: basic statistics, basic computer literacy. Study of four commonly employed solutions-SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), Stata, SAS (Statistical Analysis System), and R-for data analytic and statistical issues in health sciences, engineering, economics, and government. Emphasis on applied problem solving, measurement issues in data analysis, use of computer for analysis of large-scale data. P/NP or letter grading.