In this lab session, we will start from the very beginning. No prior knowledge of computing will be assumed. Be sure to ask questions, and to annotate the handout of instructions. This will be your primary introduction to the SHAZAM program. We will be following the handout entitled "How to Run Basic Types of Shazam-for-Windows Programs..." that was distributed in the lecture. By the time we are finished the lab, if there are no surprises, you should be ready to do the computer component of Problem Set #2.

1. How to find the programs we will be using: SHAZAMW, NOTEPAD, and GNUPLOT for Windows.
   
   
2. How to run a simple SHAZAMW program: interactively; with data in a separate file; with program and data in separate files.
   
   
3. How to use SHAZAMW to get: descriptive statistics; plots; ordinary least squares regression results.
   
   
4. How to use SHAZAMW in conjunction with GNUPLOT to get nice laser-quality graphics plots (at $.10 per page). [This topic will be postponed to Lab #2 if time is short.]
   
   
5. How to download .html versions of the data and program files using Netscape (or Microsoft Intenet Explorer), save them and edit so that they can be used by SHAZAMW.
   
   
6. How to access the course Web pages, especially the on-line self-grading quizzes.
   
   
7. How to view a selection of Java applets that illustrate statistical concepts.