Information for Biostatistics 510 for 2008 can be found here.

The syllabus for 2008 can be found here.
  • syllabus_2008.doc
  • In-class handouts for 2008 can be found here.
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  • Homework assignments for 2008 can be found here.
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  • Data sets and commands can be found here:Information on the variables contained in these data sets can be found here.
  • cars.sav SPSS data set containing information on the Cars data, to be used in the demo lab.
  • data.zip Archive containing raw data sets, Excel file, tab delimited data, comma separated values (.csv) files, and SPSS portable files that may be read into SAS.
  • sascmd.zip Archive containing SAS commands that go along with the course pack.
  • Data_Descriptions.doc Descriptions of data sets used in this course, with lists of variables, etc.
  • sasdata1.zip SAS version 6 data sets (.sd2)
  • sasdata2.zip SAS version 8/9 data sets (.sas7bdat and .sd7)

  • General Handouts can be found here:
  • Import_Excel.doc This document gives step-by-step instructions on how to set up an Excel file for use with a statistical package and how to import the file into SAS.
  • save_sasgraphs.doc This document gives instructions on how to save/export a graph from SAS/GRAPH or SAS/INSIGHT into a Microsoft Word document or to Power Point.
  • fonts.sas This little SAS command file contains a line of code that will make your SAS output look good when printed from any computer (it will get rid of the funky-looking little row, such as fffff for a line in the output for tables, etc.) whether you have SAS installed on that computer or not. Submit this line of code at the beginning of your SAS session whenever you run SAS.
  • SAS_Functions.doc This document gives a listing of SAS functions from SAS release 8.2.