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June 21, 2011
Data Analysis with Stata

Stata is a popular statistical package for data analysis. This is one of the popular statistical packages that is being used by researchers and practitioners alike. In this article, we outline some of the essential components of data analysis with Stata. The article will be updated from time to time with more data analysis tools.

April 11, 2011
Cost of Living in Windsor as a Graduate Student

I've listed some information aimed at international students who are coming to University of Windsor for graduate studies. Although the information can be used for any program, the academic costs per semester was calculated for Masters program in Statistics.

October 10, 2010
Add an animated R plot to your LaTeX document

It is possible to animate a R plot and this plot can also be exported to a LaTeX document with all its animations intact. Adding this animated plot to a PowerPoint slide or save it as a flash movie file (that you can upload to YouTube) is also possible. In this article I will try to show how these can be done by some simple functions.

September 26, 2010
Installing softwares in Ubuntu without an Internet connection

In this article I discuss about installing softwares for Ubuntu even if you have slow or no Internet connection. Keryx software is useful in offline software installation in Ubuntu. In particular, I will show step by step how to install R in Ubuntu using Keryx.

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.

January 22, 2010
LaTeX Equation on Drupal Blog

Using LaTeX codes on Drupal is a much talked about topic among mathematicians, statisticians and many other branches of science. DruTeX is a module that is freely available to serve this purpose.

January 21, 2010
Read before you request

In the past five years of my study in Canada, I have received numerous emails from fellow students back home requesting for journal articles and other academic resources.

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
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.

December 1, 2009
I am speaking at the 2009 CMS Winter Meeting

This is the first time after coming to Windsor that I will be giving a talk at the 2009 Canadian Mathematical Society Winter Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel-- on the bank of the beautiful Detroit River.

October 10, 2009
Teaching in North America

Graduate students in North America (Canada and the US) are an integral part of a university. Sometimes they are treated as staff as they are on payroll of the university. They share office space and part of the other facilities that a