STA 290 Statistical Laboratory

 

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COMPUTING SUPPORT

We will be using several computer packages this semester for illustration. I suggest R or S-Plus. Use SAS, only if you know how to perform simulation studies within SAS.

Useful Software for Windows

Emacs Quick Reference Card

ESS (Emacs Speaks Statistics) provides a common, generic and useful interface to many statistical packages through Emacs. It currently has interfaces to S, R, XLisp-Stat, and SAS, with other statistical languages such as Stata, SPSS, and Fiasco slated for implementations in the future.

Running R/S-Plus with ESS locally

Descriptions of ESS: 1) Rossini and 2) Heiberger

ESS-5.1.24.zip , (README for installing ESS under UNIX or Windows)

sample .emacs file for ACPUB (copy or use to modify) with ESS startup

R Project Site: Documentation, Downloading R, FAQs, and more

more R resources and books

S-plus Documentation (UNIX) (see also the R documentation)

Downloading S-Plus 6 (for Windows) Free for students at Duke!

Matlab
Bugs and WinBugs (Windows)


Updated September 4, 2003