STAT 141 - Statistical Software 1 s.h. - 3 s.h.

Instruction in the use of a statistical software package for data analysis. Intended for students planning to take a research methods course or in need of a data analysis package. Topics covered will be selected from among: data entry, editing, and coding; recode, if, compute, and similar statements; descriptive and inferential statistics; tables, charts, and graphs; report preparation. No previous computer or statistics background is required. The statistical package in most cases will be one of the following: SPSS, SAS, or MINITAB. May be taken for credit more than once provided that the statistical package or level is different each time. Open to all students.
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