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International Economics

Getting Started with Statistical Software

Whether you are using SAS, SPSS, MiniTab, Stata, R, or another system to analyze data, there are resources available to help you get started.

  • Search the UA Libraries Catalog for the software name to locate and access eooks and print books related to the software package.
  • Search the OhioLINK Library Catalog to check availability and request a book from another OhioLINK library.
  • Search our eBook collections directly (see adjacent box on this page).
  • Search the internet with the software name and a keyword related to the problem you are encountering.
  • You can also find tutorials and videos on the internet to help address specific issues.

Statistical Software Tutorials and Guides

UA students and faculty can use the Virtual Lab to access SPSS 21, SAS 9.3 with Enterprise Miner, SAS JMP Pro 10, and MiniTab 16.

Citing Datasets

Like all resources, datasets should be cited whenever they are used in a publication, paper, presentation, or assignment. Here are some guides to citing data: