Instructors: Announcements

1. The labs in Stat 252 will start on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. The students enrolled in Stat 252 will be using statistical software package SPSS version 19.
2. All lab materials for Stat 252 students are available at www.stat.ualberta.ca/statslabs/index.htm. In order to view or print out all the lab materials from your home computer, you have to download the program Acrobat Reader (available free from the Web site). The program is installed in all campus labs.
3. Get familiar with your lab room before the first lab session. In particular, check the instructor’s workstation, operation of the projector and the printer. Notice that in order to access the CNS network, you have to have an active GPU account.
4. The Introductory Lab: Doing Statistics with SPSS (see the link on the Web site) will be discussed In the first lab session. You will discuss the basic features of SPSS that are essential for the labs. You should spend about 15-20 minutes to get your students familiar with the basic software features. In the remaining time students are supposed to go over the Introductory Lab instructions on their own. The instructions are very detailed and self-explanatory. You will provide assistance when requested. The students are not required to submit any work in the lab session.