Statistics
Data Processing
Several sources provide aggregate statistical data, i.e. data that have already been processed and are usually presented in tabular form. However, in order to perform advanced and customized analysis, it is often interesting to obtain raw data, either by conducting your own survey or by finding existing survey microdata. This requires knowing about statistical analysis methods and using the right tools and software to manage large amounts of data. Here are some useful tools and books.
R
"R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows and MacOS." There is a large community of R users.
- Main website: R: The R Project for Statistical Computing
- Online workshop on Data Analysis in R by UBC Library
- See the books on statistical analysis with R in our collection.
The R Software: The R Software: Fundamentals of Programming and Statistical Analysis - 
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ISBN: 9781461490203Publication Date: 2013
An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9781071614181Publication Date: 2021Access limited to 1 user at a time.
Understanding Statistics Using R - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9781461462279Publication Date: 2013
Statistical Analysis with R for Dummies - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9781119337096Publication Date: 2017Access limited to 1 user at a time.
SPSS / PSPP
SPSS is a widely used commercial software platform for statistical analysis, which is not available to the entire Polytechnique community. However, PSPP is a free program very similar to SPSS. The SPSS documentation can also be used for learning PSPP, although some concepts will have to be transposed.
- Main website: PSPP - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
- See the books on SPSS in our collection.
- Website developed at the Université de Sherbrooke: SPSS at l'UdeS (in French only)
SPSS for Starters (Part 2) - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9789400748040Publication Date: 2012
SPSS for Applied Sciences - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9780643107113Publication Date: 2013
Statistical Methods
See also the Statistics tab in the guide Mathematics that lists several introductory books on statistics for engineers.
SAS
Using SAS for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9781439827574Publication Date: 2010Access limited to 1 user at a time.
