Statistics Computing Lab Documentation

Statistics computing uses many of the same resources and services as Computer Sciences. Our documentation serves as a supplement to much more detailed material prepared by CSL. So please start with the CSL Documentation pages if you have general questions about Statistics computing.

These FAQ and How-To pages are being created and updated on an as-needed, priority basis. If you have a topic that you need help with, and it is not yet covered here, please send an Email to lab@stat.wisc.edu, and priority for the creating or completing the topic will be increased.

FAQs and HOWTOs

• Getting Started With Statistics Computing
• Statistics Computing Facilities
• Using Linux Virtual Desktops (thin clients) and Servers in Statistics
• Instructions for Using Linux Virtual Desktops with Servers in Statistics
• Using Laptop Computers In Statistics
• Printing In Statistics
• Files, Directories And Disk Quotas In Statistics
• Accessing Biostat Files and Other Remote File Systems From Statistics
• Accessing Statistics Files from Biostat and Other Remote Systems
• Viewing Picture, Image and Graphics Files In Statistics
• Viewing And Editing MS Documents In Statistics (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Text And Program Editing In Statistics
• Creating Documents For Research And Thesis Publication in Statistics
• Managing Your Unix Desktop In Statistics
• Moving Data To And From Computers In Statistics
• Starting Statistics Applications
• Using the Accelerated Version of R
• Using Condor Batch Cluster Processing In Statistics
• Archive of Occasional Messages about Computing

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