Introduction to JMSL, IMSL and VNI

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Introduction to JMSL, IMSL and VNI

• Welcome to ITs seminar on VNI package
• Sam Gordji, ccsam_at_olemiss.edu
• Weir 107

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List of Statistical Packages

• SPSS
• SAS
• Mathematica
• MathWorks (Matlab)
• VNI (IMSL, PV-WAVE)

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General Information

• SAS performs statistical analysis
• SPSS performs statistical analysis and is similar
  to SAS
• Mathematicas main function is to perform
  mathematical operations including statistics
• MathWorks is similar to Mathematica and is
  available on willow and sweetgum

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List of Statistical Packages

• SAS
• SAS (50 Copies available to the faculty and
  additional 50 copies are available for student
  use, IT has most of the SAS modules but not all).
  The cost for SAS is 75 per copy per year. To
  obtain a copy of SAS please send an email to
  ccsam_at_olemiss.edu or
• assist_at_mcsr.olemiss.edu

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List of Statistical Packages

• Mathematica
• Mathematica (free copy for faculty, staff, and
  students). To obtain a copy of Mathematica please
  visit http//www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/appssubpage.php
  ?pagenamemathematica.inc

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List of Statistical Packages

• Matlab
• Matlab (available on willow and sweetgum)
• VNI is the parent company of JMSL, IMSL, PV-WAVE
  etc.

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List of VNI Packages

• IMSL
• IMSL for Fortran is a comprehensive package
  containing Math, stat., and special functions
• IMSL for C is a comprehensive package
  containing Math, stat., and special functions
• IMSL is available only on sweetgum
• IMSL is a set of subroutines called by a Fortran,
  c or Java program

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General Information

• Email contact
• Email your questions to ccsam_at_olemiss.edu
• To download this and other materials visit
• http//www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/appssubpage.
• php?pagenamemathcamp.inc
• Please fill out the performance report and leave
  your email address so we may contact you for
  follow up questions

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General Information

• This seminar covers IMSL and Fortran
• Well look at a few short IMSL examples

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General Information

• IT staff will assist users to access these
  packages. We also assist users to find the proper
  procedure to analyze their data. If you need
  assistance please send an email to Sam Gordji at
  ccsam_at_olemiss.edu,
• assist_at_mcsr.olemiss.edu , or
• mathadm_at_olemiss.edu

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Topics of the Day

• Creating a simple Fortran Program
• Running two Fortran Program with IMSL
• Looking at some aspects of Fortran IMSL
• Download Fortran programs form sweetgum
  /usr/local/apple/examples

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JMSL

• JMSL Numerical Library is the collections of
  Mathematical, statistical and financial Routines
• Combines the power of IMSL and uses Java
• Link below explains IMSL Libraries ( Math, Stat.
  and Special Functions)
• http//www.vni.com/products/imsl/jmsl/jmsl.php