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January 22, 2010
GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)

GRE is NOT an English proficiency test like ielts / toefl: its a graduate admission measurement test (measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills), based on which scholarship is determined, especially in U.S. universities. Check the official site for general overview.

December 29, 2009
Emacs, LaTeX and ESS: Shortcuts for Beginners

A list of most frequently used Emacs keyboard shortcuts are given. Shortcuts for Emacs and also for ESS are listed. This file will be updated as I learn more about Emacs and ESS.

December 26, 2009
Using gedit or Rgeidt with R

Recently I've made the switch from Windows Vista to Ubuntu Linux. After switching, the first thing I needed was an editor for R package. R is my favourite and most-used environment for statistical computing.

December 17, 2009
A Ready-made Beamer Presentation Template

A ready made beamer template is provided for instant use with minimal modification. Just put your title, name, and slides and you are good to go.

December 15, 2009
Installing LaTeX on a windows machine

There are probably millions of pages of instructions available to install LaTeX on an Windows machine. Still, I am writing another one because I always find people around me who needs help in installing the packages. 

December 11, 2009
Applying for Admission in Canadian Universities

The Canadian education system encompasses both publicly-funded and private universities. Education institutions are not officially ranked in Canada, as all Canadian educational institutions offer high quality

December 10, 2009
For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics

Here is an encouraging post in New York Times newspaper about the prospect of statistics as a subject matter that will dominate the world in the coming years.

December 10, 2009
On probability distribution

Probability distribution is central to anything that you might think about statistics. There are many terms in statistics which are not readily understandable when you hear them for the first time.

December 10, 2009
What do statisticians do?

Statisticians help determine the sampling and data collection methods, monitor the execution of the study and the processing of data, and advise on the strengths and limitations of the results.