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Research Support: Research Software

The procedure for students to acquire software through Unisa ICT:

*The lecture/supervisor should log a services Request on behalf of their students (providing the student details, contact number and email address)

* The Technician will contact the student to make an appointment/ students will have to walk-in Unisa ICT with the Service Request Number to be assisted.

*If the student is far, the lecture/supervisor can arrange to send the software link or CD to the student.

Should you wish to make use of this software please complete the form below.

Unisa Software License Agreement Form

The form is to be signed by the relevant head of department/study supervisor and then sent by the Head of Department or Study Supervisor  to:

ICT-Help@unisa.ac.za

Useful links on statistical software

R statistical software

Statistical software: R 

R (programming language) R is an open source programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is supported by the R Foundation for Statistical Computing. The R language is widely used among statisticians and data miners for developing statistical software and data analysis (Wikipedia 2017)

A wealth of tutorials, articles, and examples exist to help you learn R and its extensions. Scroll down or click a link below for a curated guide to learning R and its extensions.

Google Web Search

EViews Descriptive Statistics