SAS is an integrated system of software solutions that enables you to perform the following tasks: data entry, retrieval, and management; report writing and graphics design; statistical and mathematical analysis; business forecasting and decision support; operations research and project management; and applications development.

• SAS is available on Athena workstations.

Learn more:

• SAS resources from UCLA
• SAS tutorials from University of Texas Austin
• Trainings offered by SAS
• SAS Procedures guide
• SAS courses on Udemy

JMP is an easy to use, statistical software that is good for basic statistical tests, data exploration, and research design.

• Download JMP from IS&T (for research and teaching purposes only)

Learn more:

• Resources for JMP Users
• JMP Learning Library

SPSS is an easy to use, statistical software that can be used to conduct a variety of statistical tests and create graphics.

• Download SPSS from IS&T (faculty and staff only)

Learn More:

• SPSS resources from UCLA
• SPSS tutorials from Kent State
• Reading ICPSR data into SPSS (.pdf)
• SPSS courses on Udemy (prices vary)

Use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software to analyze spatial data and conduct spatial statistics. 

MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numeric computation.

• Run Matlab on Athena
• Download MATLAB from IS&T

Learn More:

• MATLAB videos and webinars
• MATLAB code examples
• MIT OpenCourseWare class
• MATLAB Programming on Udemy (for a fee)
• MATLAB tutorials from University of Texas Austin