Applied Statistics - technicalities

Quick start:
Generally, the program files can be found on the webpage (look under the respective weeks) and at:
     ~petersen/AS10/

You can copy all of these to your area by the following command (IMPORTANT: Before doing so, be careful to check that you don't overwrite your previously copied versions):
     cp -r ~petersen/AS10/ .

During the course it is highly recommended to copy only the specific directory you need, e.g. go to (after making) directory "Week1", and then copying:
     cp -r ~petersen/AS10/Week1/CentralLimitTheorem .

Structure of directories and programs:
The programs are in the directory called AS10, where you find subdirectories for each week, which again contains several exercises in the shape of ROOT macros, which once inside ROOT (root) can be executed (.x rootmacro.c) and the result will appear in a new window.
These macros will generally have an introduction to the programs in the beginning of the file possibly with references, and a series of questions at the end, which are to be answered.

Setup of environment:
As always there are some evil technicalities that one needs to go through, before the software runs smoothless! Generally, the computers in room Cc3 should be set up correctly.
Otherwise, in order to be able to run ROOT (and use ROOT routines in C++ programs) one needs to write as follows:
> bash
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`/usr/bin/path -var LD_LIBRARY_PATH -b /cern/pro/root/lib`

If you feel slightly more confident, you can put these lines into your login file(s), such that you don't have to write it every time you start.

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Last updated 21st of September 2010.