Intro Statistical Software I

4.0 credits

The first half of this course covers programming in R, SAS, and JMP. The second half explores the use of this software to understand data from observational studies. The student will learn the philosophy, capabilities, and pitfalls of exploratory data analysis. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate methods will be introduced. Graphical methods will be emphasized, but numerically-oriented procedures such as linear models will be included where appropriate. Each student will analyze a real-life data set in some depth and write a report. Registration priority will be given to Statistics majors who will be taking the course in their senior year. Basic skills with the Windows operating system, a text editor (such as Notepad), and Microsoft Excel is assumed.