Data Lab at Tufts

Innovate. Analyze. Visualize.

Online Tips and Tutorials

R R Tutorials and Guides
Resources for learning how to use R.
SAS SAS Tutorials and Guides
Resources for learning how to use SAS.
STATA STATA Tutorials and Guides
Resources for learning how to use STATA.
SPSS SPSS Tutorials and Guides
Resources for learning how to use SPSS.
Excel Excel Tutorials and Guides
Resources for learning how to use Excel.
Mathematica The Access Tufts page has information on downloading Mathematica software.

  • Wolfram Mathematica Resources. Wolfram Alpha, the company that produces the software Mathematica, offers a number of useful tutorial videos.
MATLAB The Access Tufts page has information on creating a MathWorks account to download MATLAB software. Once you have a MathWorks account, you can access online training materials.

  • MATLAB Online Training. MATLAB offers a number of informative online training courses on topics such as machine learning, linear algebra, differential equations, and more.
  • MATLAB Lynda Training: There are various courses on Tufts Lynda for learning MATLAB.
NVivo The Access Tufts page has information on downloading NVivo software.

  • Introduction to NVivo. This workshop provides an introduction to using NVivo at Tufts. It was developed for a course in Community Health.
  • NVivo Resources. NVivo has a number of useful learning resources.
Python Python Tutorials and Guides
Resources for learning how to use Python.
Tableau The Access Tufts page has information on downloading Tableau software.

  • Intro to DataViz and Tableau. In this workshop we talk about the ways that you can create truthful and effective visualizations and look at a series of examples to see how visualizations can go terribly wrong. We will also start to work with Tableau to make attractive visualizations.
High-Performance Computing Resources In addition to the high-performance desktops available in the Data Lab, we also have a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster at Tufts. For more information on using the HPC at Tufts, please see here. To learn more about high-performance computing, see the resources below.

  • Introduction to High-Performance Computing. This workshop, developed by the Software Carpentry Foundation, provides a great overview of connecting to a HPC cluster and performing common tasks, including writing scripts, loading packages (modules), transferring files, and more. For more information on HPC Carpentry at Tufts, contact Kyle Monahan.
  • Supercomputing in Plain English. This workshop series from the University of Oklahoma provides an introduction to HPC resources.

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