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DSS lab
(Monday-Friday)

Sep 1- 30	By appt. only
Oct 1- 26	2-5 pm*
Oct27- Nov 4	Fall Break - By appt. only
Nov 5- Dec 14	2-5 pm*
Dec15- Jan 13	By appt. only
Jan14- Feb 1	2-5 pm*
Feb 4- May 3	1-5 pm*
May 4- May 14	2-5 pm*
May15- Sep 30	By appt. only

For quick questions email data@princeton.edu. The data lab is a walk-in service. *No appts. necessary during walk-in hrs.

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Help with statistical packages

• Stata
  • Introduction
  • Data, datasets and variables
  • Exploring your data
• SPSS
• SAS
  • Introduction
  • Running SAS on Unix
  • SAS Data Files
• R
  • Notes on exploring data (R~Stata)
  • Linear regression
  • Fixed/random effects (panel data)
  • Resources to learn R
• Stat/Transfer
  • Data transfer between statistical packages
  • Multi-file transfer
• DBMS/Copy
  • Data transfer between statistical packages
  • Using DBMS/Copy on UNIX

Analysis

• Getting Started in Data Analysis
• General introduction
• How to Use a Codebook
• Introduction to Regression
• Linear Regression 101
• Interpreting Regression Results
• Working with Dummy Variables
• Data analysis resources
• Using Time Series Data in Stata
• Lag Selection
• Panel Data
• Event studies with Stata

Platforms

• Introduction to Unix
• More unix commands
• Unix command quick reference

Resources at other sites

• Learning materials for data analysis
• UCLA Statistical Computing Portal