You can use the TAMU main campus VOAL (virtual open access lab) for this class from any windows or apple machine.

• What you get

  • SAS software

  • 1G of diskspace that you can use over the full course. I suggest not putting any sensitive data from projects on this disk, but public data for class is fine.

• What you have to do

  • activate your NetID (http://gateway.tamu.edu/)

  • Go to https://voal.tamu.edu/ (you have to use IE or Safari)

  • Download and install a small software (this should be VERY easy)

  • Reboot your computer, and go back to https://voal.tamu.edu/

  • Log in with your NetID

  • You should get your very own desktop (H: is your 1G of space)

  • Click on the start button, and type in ‘sas’ in the find programs box

  • Select the software you need to use. Some examples below

    1. PowerBI 

    2. SAS 9.3 (English)

• How to download data onto VOAL: There are many ways to get data onto VOAL

  • Using google drive: login to your google account on a browser, then download data from google drive

  • For example, for PHPM631, you can click below to download lab 8 data on Covid 19 deaths 

    1. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14bv5krr5t22n2-N12UQGDYo_a30HjFe0?rtpof=true&usp=drive_fs

• For more information

  • http://oal.tamu.edu/

  • Main campus help page (24/7/365): http://hdc.tamu.edu/index.php