Stephen,
I would also characterize the syllabus as too ambitious -- by far. Your
students are probably scared of statistics, and overwhelming them will only
make it worse. Unless you see a special need for it, for example, I'd omit
time series in a first course!
You might want to look at
I am a reference
librarian for a research and engineering corporation and
one of my engineers has asked me to find him a list of
"frequency probabilities" (i.e., what are your odds of
being struck by lightning, bit by a dog, attacked by
killer bees, etc.)
Two thoughts:
1. Search for terms
Cheryl makes a good point: the "right" package depends on what the user wants
to do. MINITAB might be a good choice -- or SPSS, or any of dozens of others.
Is the application area psychology? Biology? Economics? Meteorology?
Demography? Chemistry? Do we need regression? Cross-tabs?
Barnes and Noble online lists the original 1994 volume as a special order; the
1998 book is from SAS Institute, and was listed at BN among others.
(Incidentally, I think I may have seen a copy of the 1994 on the shelf about a
month ago at the Yale Coop bookstore in New Haven, so you might want
I'm organizing a BASIC research methods/statistical analysis course for
medical residents. The course will be held over multiple sessions for a
total of about 15-20 hours.
Any suggestions for textbooks, course materials, format for conducting
the course, etc?
Thanks!
SR Millis
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Take a look
I'd second the comments of finding local help; that's definitely the best
option. If, for whatever reason, that's not available, then, and only then,
consider looking for someone at a distance to help out. If you do have to do
that, offer more detail about what kind of study you're doing: the
