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Cal Poly Pomona

Advanced Biometrics

NOTE: Effective Winter Quarter 2009, Advanced Biometrics will be moved to the graduate level and be taught as a BIO 575. Any references to BIO 499 should be disregarded.

AdPac - Advanced Biometrics Pac

The AdPac is now ready for download as a pdf file. You will need to bring the AdPac to class every day. The AdPac has all of the class examples, as well as supplementary reading and practice problems. The instructions for using the SAS program as well as your SAS assignments are in the AdPac. The AdPac is a big document: 114 total pages (cover + 113 pages).

When you click below to download, the document will probably open in Acrobat. It is recommended that you save the document to your hard disk, and reopen the document from your hard disk before printing. If you try to print from the download, it can take a long time. Some special characters may not be correct in the pdf version (it depends on your computer to some extent). Check with Dr. Moriarty if you are unsure about any characters.

SAS Template, Example, Resources

SAS Template / Example

The following files are available to help you get started with SAS. Hint: I recommend saving the file, then running SAS, and then loading the file. Although I haven't really experimented, I'm concerned that running SAS from "within" your web browser might cause problems.

Template : This file (only 1 KB) contains a header that you can put at the top of all your SAS files. The header contains commands that clear the log and output screens every time you submit the job (i.e. click little running man); sets the underscore character as the page delimiter (this reduces the number of pages it would take SAS to print your output); sets line widths and lines per page; and forces SAS to use "Word friendly" characters when preparing output. Put the header at the top of your SAS file, before the DATA statement.

Example : This file (only 2 KB) has the smoking status/baby weight/mom weight data that are used in Biometrics (BIO 211) and in this class. The example SAS program prints the data; does descriptive statistics for babies and moms for each of the smoking groups; does the one-factor ANOVA presented in BIO 211; and the simple linear regression presented in BIO 211.

Resources for Learning SAS

UCLA Academic Technology Services

The UCLA Academic Techonology Services SAS site is a real treasure for somebody trying to learn SAS. In the "SAS Starter Kit" they have an entire course (with downloadable movies!) which introduces SAS. There's a great FAQ; examples of annotated output; web books (for example, there's one on regression); textbook examples done on SAS - just lots of stuff! There is information on "Installing, Customizing, Updating, Renewing SAS", and a page for installation help . However, these pages are for the previous version (version 8) of SAS.

The Little SAS Book

The Little SAS Book: A Primer, third edition, by Lora D. Delwiche and Susan J. Slaughter, is a nice, simple introduction to SAS. Although it's a very large file (1.15 MB), you can actually download the first chapter (pdf file, 28 pages) for free. This chapter is "Getting Started Using SAS Software" and will help you get going with SAS. You may order the book directly from Amazon for $42.25 + tax + shipping.

Week 8 Worksheet

The Week 8 Worksheet is voluntary. There is no extra credit. It will help you for the final. If you do this worksheet, you should do it about week 8.

  • The Week 8 Worksheet is a pdf file (7 pages; 28 KB). It is recommended that you print the worksheet so you can write your answers directly on the worksheet.
  • "Starter programs" - for Parts One and Three. The file is in text format. It will probably open in your browser. You can just copy and paste what you want into the SAS editor. Or, you can save the file to your hard disk (use File, Save As), open it with Notepad or Word, and then paste what you want directly into the SAS editor.
  • The Week 8 Worksheet key is a pdf file (14 pgs; 116 KB) with all the answers for the worksheet. You can see how well you answered the questions. Remember to be a tough grader!
  • "Complete programs" - for Parts One and Three. This contains the complete SAS programs that do everything you were supposed to do for the worksheet. This is a text file, like the starter programs above.