The training materials provided on this web site are designed to be used in
conjunction with the software packages SABRE and MLwiN .
SABRE (software for the statistical analysis of binary recurrent events) is
freeware and can also be downloaded from the SABRE web site. The version
provided here is smaller than the standard freeware version and will run on
most PCs.
MLwiN is a commercial, licensed, Windows-based software package for fitting
multilevel models - the special version of MLwiN provided here is free and
fully-functional but works only with the teaching datasets provided.
Both packages were developed and enhanced under the ESRC Analysis of Large
and Complex Datasets initiative. The statistical software, together with
the teaching datasets can be downloaded from the DOWNLOAD page - see the
left menu.
The download and installation of the software is straightforward. Once they
have been installed, SABRE or MLwiN can be run from the START menu as with
all other software. The datasets and software manuals are stored in the same
directory as the software.
Both software packages will run under WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98, WINDOWS NT 3.0
or 4.0 and WINDOWS 2000. They each require at least a 486 PC with 32Mb of
memory or higher.
While reading the web based training material, you can run the relevant software package in
another window, reading in the relevant teaching datasets, and comparing
your results with the results on the screen. Alternatively, you may prefer
to print out the tutorials and work through the examples using the downloaded
software and the printed tutorials.
You can also have the opportunity to also try out your own analyses and to
challenge the analyses provided by the site developers!
For more details on each of the packages, see the left-hand menu.
