lAssignment 1 for BioEpi 691F

Practical Data Management and Statistical Computing (BioEp691F)

Outline

Assignments

Research Problems	Homework	Group Problems/ Exams
	Grades

Homework 1

Due:9/14/98

1. Readings:

WEB:Course Home Page, Syllabus, Lecture 1:
Chapter 1. What is the SAS System? pp 3-14. , SAS Language and Procedures, Usage Version 6 1st edition.
Chapter 1. A SAS Tutorial (pages 1-6) in Cody and Smith

2. Obtain:

PPP Account and UNIX account from the University
2 1.44 MB Floppy Disks
Course Text book

3. Run the Following Programs in SAS

Programs and Data Files

Name	Description
lec1sm1.sas	Program to read Weight Program Data Source: p4 of SAS Language and Procedures, Usage Version 6 1st edition
lec1sm2.dta	Data from Weight Program Source: p4 of SAS Language and Procedures, Usage Version 6 1st edition
lec1sm3.sas	Program to Print data from Weight Program Source: p6 of SAS Language and Procedures, Usage Version 6 1st edition
lec1sm4.sas	Program to Tabulate Mean Weight by Team from Weight Program Source: p6 of SAS Language and Procedures, Usage Version 6 1st edition
lec1sm5.sas	Program to Read data, Print Data and Tabulate Results Source: p6 of SAS Language and Procedures, Usage Version 6 1st edition

4. Copy the Progam and OUTPUT to a Wordprocessing Document, type your name on the top of the document, and print a paper copy of it.

Produced and maintained by the Dept of BioEpi at UMASS
Send comments or questions about this web site to Ed Stanek
Email: stanek@schoolph.umass.edu
\be691f\web\webready\assig1.html
Lst Update: 9/28/99