LISA SHORT COURSES IN STATISTICS
LISA (Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis) is providing a series of evening short courses to help graduate students use statistics in their research. The focus of these two-hour courses is on teaching practical statistical techniques for analyzing or collecting data. Click the More Information Link below for instructions on how to REGISTER through FDI and to learn more. Refreshments will be provided at the end of each short course! All courses will be held in Fralin Auditorium from 5-7PM.

October 21, 2009:
Using JMP:Specific Examples in Regression
Instructor: Dr. Ying Liu

The short course will illustrate how to use JMP in linear regression analysis. The three main topics will be:

1. Exploratory data analysis, simple liner regression and polynomial regression
2. How to fit a multiple regression model, how to fit a multiple regression model with interactions and how to generate and compare candidate models
3. Regression diagnostics will focus on evaluating the assumptions of regression, and recommendations when assumptions have not been met.

LISA also provides:
Free statistical collaboration and consulting
Free daily Walk-in Consulting Service is available from 12-2pm in 401 Hutcheson Hall.
Visit http://www.lisa.stat.vt.edu for more information.

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Location:	Fralin Auditorium
Price:	Free
Contact:	Tonya Pruitt LISAadmin@vt.edu 540-231-8354
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