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CISER General Research Computing: System:   Description of Resources
Hardware
Software
Current Node Availability and Usage
Basics:   General Information
Requirements for Using the CISER Research Nodes
First Time User Information
Passwords and Account Lockout Policies
Connecting via the Web
Connecting via Remote Desktop
Configuring Working Environment
File Management
File Management: Compression
        a.   NTFS
        b.   GZIP / GUNZIP
File Access Control
Printing
Managing Programs and Processess
Ending Sessions
How to Move Files Between Your Local PC and Your CISER Home Directory
Billing FAQ:    General Information
Charges, Billing, and Payment Options
Types of Accounts and Their Management
Accounts for Thesis Research
Accounts for Research Assistants
Accounts for Coursework
More Billing Frequently Asked Questions
Making the Most of Your CISER Computing Account
Other:  CISER Computing Basics FAQ
User Notes
CISER Computing Account Applications
General Computing Account Application
Additional Resources Application for Grad Students
 

Services
 
Consulting:       Introduction to CISER Computing Video
CISER Computing HelpDesk
Online Computing Help
Workshops
Workshop Downloads



Software
 
SASSample Programs
Tutorials and Online Tutor
Links
Frequently Asked Questions:

Suggested References for Beginners
Character to Numeric Variable Conversion
Numeric to Character Variable Conversion
Reading Comma-delimited Data
Reading Colon and Tab Delimited Data
Reading Variable Length Data
Reading Multiple Raw Data Files
Recoding Character Variables to Numeric Variables
User Written Formats
Taking Random Samples of Observations
How to Create Dummy Variables in SAS
How to Read Space-Delimited ASCII Files Into SAS
SAS Dataset Modification Dates
Dates in Two Digit Year Formats
Subsetting Data with the WHERE Statement
Sorting Very Large Datasets
Match-Merging without Matching By-Variables
Compressing Observations in a Dataset
Suppressing Proc Means Output
Exporting PROC FREQ Output to Excel

How to import an Excel File into SAS

SAS Graph Output
Writing a Dataset to a Text File
SAS "Help" Menu Error Message
SAS Software Renewals

 
SPSS(no sample programs currently available)
Links
Frequently Asked Questions:How to Use on the CISER Research Nodes
Increasing Memory
"Invalid Path" Messages
 
STATASample Programs
Links
Frequently Asked Questions: How to Use on the CISER Research Nodes
Increasing Memory
Reading ASCII Files w/o Extensions
"Protocol Error" Message
Installing STB on the CISER Research Nodes
Copying Stata Graphs into Word or Excel
Measuring CPU Time for Stata Jobs
 
GAUSSSample Programs
Frequently Asked Questions:How to Use on the CISER Research Nodes
 
LIMDEPSample Programs
Frequently Asked Questions
 
MATHEMATICASample Programs
Frequently Asked Questions:How to Use on the CISER Research Nodes
 
MATLABLinks
Frequently Asked Questions: Using Batch Mode
 
Other Statistical Software
All Code Samples by Directory
Statistical Software Discussion Lists