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Robin High
Statistical Programmer and Consultant
robinh@uoregon.edu
This article introduces you to statistical software available on Darkwing and Gladstone and statistical programs that can be loaded onto your personal computers.
In recent years the primary resources for statistical computing at the University of Oregon have shifted from the large-scale timesharing systems, such as Darkwing, to the personal computer (PC). In fact, statistical programs available for desktop and laptop computers have the computing edge for many applications.
The primary statistical program that's available on both Darkwing and Gladstone is SAS Version 8.2. Other programs with statistical applications that are available on both systems include Splus 6.1.2, bmdp 7.1, eqs, minitab Release 9.1, and rats 5.01. SPSS Release 6.14 is available only on Darkwing.
SAS 9.1.3 for Solaris and the PC, the most recent version of this software,
has recently been delivered and will soon be installed on Darkwing and Gladstone.
Version 8.2 will remain the default for several months. For details on how
to install either version 8.2 or 9.1.3 of SAS on your PC, including operating
system requirements, see
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~robinh/012load.txt
SAS 8.2 license renewal. In the coming year you will still be able to run version 8.2 of SAS on your PC. If you would rather not install version 9.1, and if you have not already updated your license for 2005, you need to request a new setinit.sss file from http://ssil.uoregon.edu/sas/ Copy this file into the program editor and run it as you would a SAS program to update the settings. Without this license update, SAS version 8.2 won't run on your PC after October 15th.
Important note: It is important that each year every user register his or her copy of SAS individually so that we remain in compliance with our licensing agreement with the SAS Institute, which requires us to keep an accurate count of the number of SAS users on campus. This requirement applies to individual computers, whether you are a UO student or a member of the UO faculty or staff.
The most recent documentation for SAS will continue to be available online at http://sas.uoregon.edu/sashtml/main.htm
The master index is a quick way to look up details concerning almost any procedure, option, or keyword that is part of the SAS system. To access this web page you need to connect to the network from a campus computer or from a secure VPN connection off-campus. VPN (virtual private network) software is available from Microcomputer Services (151 McKenzie Hall, 346-4412).
For a longer and more detailed review of statistical computing resources at the University of Oregon, please see http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~robinh/stat_comput.txt