Check this out. You may want to bookmark it for handy reference.
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/seminars/#SAS
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
DropBox
As promised, I set out to "investigate" the use of Dropbox. All I can say at this point is it is an amazing piece of software. I believe I will like it more and more as I get to experience with it.
In a nut shell, Dropbox is a free on-line storage system that allows you to store and assess your files across the internet. When you create your own Dropbox, you have created an on-line file cabinet to keep your files. You can save and assess your documents privately or share them instantly with others.
This will be very helpful for those who use SAS from a remote computer for this class.
Give it a try. Create a Dropbox account!!!
For more information, visit
http://joviawebstudio.com/blog/the_benefits_of_dropbox/
http://www.dropbox.com/
In a nut shell, Dropbox is a free on-line storage system that allows you to store and assess your files across the internet. When you create your own Dropbox, you have created an on-line file cabinet to keep your files. You can save and assess your documents privately or share them instantly with others.
This will be very helpful for those who use SAS from a remote computer for this class.
Give it a try. Create a Dropbox account!!!
For more information, visit
http://joviawebstudio.com/blog/the_benefits_of_dropbox/
http://www.dropbox.com/
Friday, January 28, 2011
Yesterday's Lab Notes
I was not able to post the handwritten notes created in lab yesterday because the file was saved as a .notebook file, not .pdf or any other endings. I will try to look for a software to convert it or will have to go to the lab to use the smart notebook software to open it and resave it as a pdf.
Please go over the recording to review those notes.
Please go over the recording to review those notes.
Reflection
It's almost 2 am. I felt a big relief after finishing my group assignment which will be due tomorrow. Now I have a little time to reflect on the lab tonight before going to bed.
I thought the lab went pretty well even though I was at first a bit concerned about its overlapping with the lecture on Tuesday. I guess repetition is helpful and needed to learn this new language called "Statistics" for many students. I wanted to show the YouTube movie "Standard Deviation Man", but the tech set up does not support the sound yet.
Hopefully, everyone has a change to get started on the assignment early this weekend so they have time to ponder and gain a deeper understanding of the material.
Someone asked after lab if we had a Stat Help Room in our department. I thought it was such a good idea as the Help Room could be a good place for students to stop by or call in anytime during the day to get help. The time flexibility (not rigid as set office hours) would benefit many students. How possible is it during this tight-budget time? Most stat TA are currently overworked while having a heavy class load and research activity.
Will post the annotated lab notes soon. Morning is approaching.
I thought the lab went pretty well even though I was at first a bit concerned about its overlapping with the lecture on Tuesday. I guess repetition is helpful and needed to learn this new language called "Statistics" for many students. I wanted to show the YouTube movie "Standard Deviation Man", but the tech set up does not support the sound yet.
Hopefully, everyone has a change to get started on the assignment early this weekend so they have time to ponder and gain a deeper understanding of the material.
Someone asked after lab if we had a Stat Help Room in our department. I thought it was such a good idea as the Help Room could be a good place for students to stop by or call in anytime during the day to get help. The time flexibility (not rigid as set office hours) would benefit many students. How possible is it during this tight-budget time? Most stat TA are currently overworked while having a heavy class load and research activity.
Will post the annotated lab notes soon. Morning is approaching.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
PRINTING SAS OUTPUT FROM A REMOTE SERVER
Printing is an issue when using a remote desktop. You will have to print to those printers installed in that remote computer. Therefore it is not possible for you to print SAS output to your printer or save it to you flash drive when you are using a remote machine.
For now you can save your work in a Word document. You will first need to set up your output in RTF format and then Export the output to an RTF file.
To set up output in RTF format, follow these steps:
Click on Tools-->Options-->Result General. Check the pdf and RTF boxes.
To export your output to an RTF file (or Word file), view your output in Results- RTF and
Click on File-->Export-->Export RTF-Program
Now you can save your file on the remote desktop or some folder of your choice on that desktop and email the document to yourself so you can print or open it on your computer.
I know it is cumbersome to have to email SAS output to yourself. Another option is to use a DropBox. I've never used it myself so cannot offer any help on that. I will check into it soon though.
Best,
For now you can save your work in a Word document. You will first need to set up your output in RTF format and then Export the output to an RTF file.
To set up output in RTF format, follow these steps:
Click on Tools-->Options-->Result General. Check the pdf and RTF boxes.
To export your output to an RTF file (or Word file), view your output in Results- RTF and
Click on File-->Export-->Export RTF-Program
Now you can save your file on the remote desktop or some folder of your choice on that desktop and email the document to yourself so you can print or open it on your computer.
I know it is cumbersome to have to email SAS output to yourself. Another option is to use a DropBox. I've never used it myself so cannot offer any help on that. I will check into it soon though.
Best,
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
SAS issues
Many of you experienced some difficulty with SAS, not reading the data file that was saved on a remote desktop. You can try to type the data right in the program instead. Be sure to comment out the INFILE line.
Also, a student pointed out to me during my office hour today that the RTF output did not show the histogram for question 1. I am still not sure why that happened. My apology for not noticing that before. I will try to figure it out. For now, you can use the histogram from pdf output. You may have to take a snap shot of the histogram in order to copy it to a Word document. To do that, go to
Tools->Select & Zoom->Snap Shot.
Don't stress out too much about the SAS part. Just try to get familiar with SAS for now.
Also, a student pointed out to me during my office hour today that the RTF output did not show the histogram for question 1. I am still not sure why that happened. My apology for not noticing that before. I will try to figure it out. For now, you can use the histogram from pdf output. You may have to take a snap shot of the histogram in order to copy it to a Word document. To do that, go to
Tools->Select & Zoom->Snap Shot.
Don't stress out too much about the SAS part. Just try to get familiar with SAS for now.
Standard Deviation Man
I have received quite a few questions on how to find the Standard Deviation (SD). Here is the link to a fun "refresher course" on SD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLTSenQotqw&feature=player_embedded# !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Monday, January 24, 2011
A few notes about the class
Lab notes for this week have been posted. I may need to make changes after Tuesday's lecture. I fully understand that this is not an easy class for those who have not had statistics before or have been away from statistics or math for a while (a few years). However, everyone will experience a steep learning curve throughout the course.
To do well in this class, you will need to keep up with the lectures and all lab activities. It is also very important to come to Dr. Shelley's or my office hours frequently. Watch the video lectures or labs as soon as possible during the week. You will find that you may need to watch them again and again. Email us your questions after you have tried hard to find the answer yourself.
In this class, we use SAS as our main software for data analysis. However, you can use any software of your choice. There are plenty of resources for SAS for beginners on line or you can just follow the instructions in class. We focus mostly on teaching you basic SAS syntax so you will be able to write simple programs in SAS for your assignments. You may also be able to apply them to your current or future research.
Best of luck on your learning journey in this class. My hope is to challenge and inspire you to learn more statistics.
Regards,
Trang
To do well in this class, you will need to keep up with the lectures and all lab activities. It is also very important to come to Dr. Shelley's or my office hours frequently. Watch the video lectures or labs as soon as possible during the week. You will find that you may need to watch them again and again. Email us your questions after you have tried hard to find the answer yourself.
In this class, we use SAS as our main software for data analysis. However, you can use any software of your choice. There are plenty of resources for SAS for beginners on line or you can just follow the instructions in class. We focus mostly on teaching you basic SAS syntax so you will be able to write simple programs in SAS for your assignments. You may also be able to apply them to your current or future research.
Best of luck on your learning journey in this class. My hope is to challenge and inspire you to learn more statistics.
Regards,
Trang
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