Kurs informasjon: Integrating Functions, Procedures and Algorithms with IBM SPSS Statistics SPVC

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT FOR THIS SELF PACED VIRTUAL COURSE (SPVC). ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.

After you receive confirmation that you are enrolled, you will be sent further instructions to access your course material and remote labs. You will then have a 30 day window in which to complete your course. Within this 30 days, you will have 336 hours of elab time. The self-paced format gives you the opportunity to complete the course at your convenience, at any location, and at your own pace. The course is available 24 hours a day, but lab system access is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. When you are not using the elab system, ensure that you suspend your elab to maximize your hours available to use the elab system. Once you have accessed the course, help is available Monday through Friday; questions will be responded to within 24 hours.

NO EXTENSIONS FOR THIS COURSE WILL BE GRANTED.

This is the self paced training version of ""Integrating Functions, Procedures and Algorithms with IBM SPSS Statistics"" classroom course. This self-paced training course will cover educate the attendee on how to integrate custom programming functions with IBM SPSS Statistics. Topics covered include:

• Understand and explain the concepts and benefits of programmability
• Locate information on and install existing extension commands
• Create custom dialog boxes
• Create syntax definitions for extension commands
• Create extension commands in Python or R

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This course is a natural follow-on to the introductory SPSS Statistics Syntax I course and is designed for experienced users wishing to extend the funcationality of the IBM SPSS Statistics software with custom routines, external algorithms.

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You should have:

• Advanced knowledge of IBM SPSS Statistics and completion of the Data Management and Manupilation with IBM SPSS Statistics, Syntax 1.

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Please refer to Course Overview for description information.

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• Introduction to Extending IBM SPSS Statistics
• The Custom Dialog Builder
• The Extension Facility
• Defining the Extension Syntax
• From the IBM SPSS Statistics Parser to the Worker Function
• The Python or R Worker Function

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Minimum Requirements (for PC) to use SPVC

• Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7
• Firefox, including V3.6.6
• Internet Explorer, including V8
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  • ActiveX-enabled

• CITRIX, for the remote lab (instructions to install included with the SPVC)

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