Department of Statistics
H222800
Statistical Software and Drawing
(統計軟體與繪圖)
Spring 2013(101 學年度第 2 學期)
1. This mission of the College is to serve business and society in the global economy through
developing quality and socially responsible professionals and business leaders.
2. The strategic objective of Department of Statistics is to cultivate quality professionals with
enthusiasm and global perspectives.
Undergraduate Program Learning Goals (goals covered by this course are indicated):
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Undergraduate students should be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
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Undergraduate students should solve strategic problems with a creative and innovative approach.
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Undergraduate students should demonstrate leadership skills and ethics demanded of a person in authority.
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Undergraduate students should possess a global economic and management perspective.
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Undergraduate students should possess the necessary skills and values demanded of a true professional.
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 Instructor:
Sheng-Mao Chang/張升懋
smchang@stat.ncku.edu.tw
(06)2757575#53632
 Prerequisite:
Statistics
 Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to teach students software package R, SAS and SPSS. So
they will be able to implement the statistical methods learned from the course of
Statistics. Because graph is a basic and important tool in data analysis, the skill of
statistical drawing will be emphasized in the course.
 Course Objectives:
Mastery in statistical software package and statistical drawing.
 Course Content:
Use statistical package R, SAS and SPSS to implement the statistical analysis. Train the
students to practice the programming skills. Learn the software package to exercise
statistical data analysis, drawing graphs, and data management.
The topics will include data descriptions, statistics, probability distributions, sampling
distributions, central limit theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation
analysis, regression analysis and contingency tables. This course will emphasis the skill
of statistical drawing and the interpretation of statistical graphs.
 Textbook:
Statistical Analysis and Data Display – An Intermediate Course with Examples in S-Plus,
R and SAS , by Richard M. Heiberger & Burt Holland, Springer, 2004.
 References:
R, SAS and SPSS manual。
http://www3.stat.sinica.edu.tw/stat2005w/download/R.pdf
http://genetics.agrsci.dk/~sorenh/misc/Rdocs/RFewHours.pdf
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Verzani-SimpleR.pdf
Or download from http://cran.r-project.org Contributed Documentation.
 Grading Policy:
Homework 50%, Class Participation 10%, Final Exam 40%.
Grading Policy for AACSB Multiple Assessment:
HW
50 %
COMMU
CPSI
LEAD
 Oral Commu./ Presentation
 Written Communication
 Creativity and Innovation
 Problem Solving
 Analytical &
Computational Skills
 Leadership & Ethic
 Social responsibility
GLOB
 Global Awareness
VSP
 Values, Skills & Profess.
 Information Technology
 Management Skills
Class
Participation
10%
50%
50%
20%
20%
20%
50%
20%
20%
Final
40%
50%