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Introduction to Statistical Programming
Tim McBride
Tue Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 05-07:00pm, 1-115

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Prior programming in any language; beginning statistics.

Using the SAS System, students will manipulate and perform statistical tests on data sets preloaded on Athena. Class will meet for 2hrs per session once a week for 4 weeks. To show how exciting statistical programming really is - we will be using real world Massachusetts financial data sets presented by guest lecturers - former and current Massachusetts officials in charge of public funds. They will describe the data sets and how they used them.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/iap/stat/
Contact: Tim McBride, W20-557, 253-7788, sipb-iap-stat@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Information Processing Board
Latest update: 06-Jan-2003


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