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Shazam For Dummies: A Step-By-Step Guide To Using Shazam

This 3-page document provides a step-by-step guide to using the econometrics software Shazam. It outlines the process of collecting data in Excel, transferring it to a text file, uploading the file to the secure Sleet server, opening Shazam, reading in the text file, and performing an ordinary least squares regression analysis on the data. The guide is intended for students in an econometrics course to learn the basic functions of Shazam.

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Shazam For Dummies: A Step-By-Step Guide To Using Shazam

This 3-page document provides a step-by-step guide to using the econometrics software Shazam. It outlines the process of collecting data in Excel, transferring it to a text file, uploading the file to the secure Sleet server, opening Shazam, reading in the text file, and performing an ordinary least squares regression analysis on the data. The guide is intended for students in an econometrics course to learn the basic functions of Shazam.

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SHAZAM FOR DUMMIES

A step-by-step guide to using Shazam

Prepared for:
Prof. Moazzami
Econometrics & Forecasting
ECONO 4217 FA

Prepared By:
Andrew Bishop, #0121212
Econometrics- ECON 4217 Andrew Bishop, #0121212

SHAZAM FOR DUMMIES


Before beginning: Please make sure that you have an account set up on the Sleet Server. Contact the
computer help desk for assistance. (They generally take 2 hrs. to become active, but have been known to
take as long as 24hrs.)

Step 1: Collect Data


i) This is best accomplished using Excel. It’s much easier to manipulate the data in Excel than to
manipulate it in a .txt file. Once the desired data is collected, select the area around the data which you
would like Shazam to analyze and select “Copy” in the toolbar menu.

Exhibit 1.

Step 2: Transfer Data to .txt file.


i) Paste your data into notepad. The data may appear skewed as in Exhibit 2, simply adjust the screen
width on notepad to make the columns align.

Exhibit 2.

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ii) After adjusting the Notepad Width delete the first row of data (these are the variable names you have
outlined from the excel program). This will leave you with only data in your Notepad window. (Exhibit 3)
Save the .txt file to your F: drive. (Student Drive)

Exhibit 3.

Step 3: Transferring Data to FTP Server


i) Open LeechFTP. It can be found by going to the “Start” Menu, Clicking “Programs”, then Clicking
“Internet.” The program will appear in the “Internet” Menu.
ii) Once LeechFTP is open, right-click on the middle screen. A drop down menu will appear, and under
the “Change Drive” menu click the “F:” drive.

Exhibit 4. LeechFTP Interface

Connect Button Refresh Button

Middle Screen

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iii) This will open your drive of files. Next you must connect to the Sleet server. This is done by clicking
the “Lightning Bolt” (see Exhibit 4.) in the top-left hand corner. The following window will open:

Exhibit 5.

iv) In the “Host or URL” box enter the word “Sleet”


v) Then proceed to fill in your “Username” and “Password” (these are the ones you set up in the Sleet
account). Again, if you have not yet set up a Sleet account seek assistance at the Computer Help Desk.

vi) Once you are connected a directory will open in the right-hand screen. This is a listing of your files on
the Sleet server. Every time you save or transfer a file the directories (F: Drive and Sleet Drive) must be
refreshed by pressing the “refresh” button (located in the middle near the top of the Window – see Exhibit 4).

Exhibit 6.

F: Drive (File List) Sleet Drive (File List)

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Æ To place files on the Sleet Server, simply ‘drag and drop’ the files from your F: Drive (LHS) to the Sleet
Server (RHS).

Example: If you make a change to your .txt file, you must i) save the file (overwrite previous file), ii) click the
‘refresh’ button on the F: Drive, iii) drag the file over to the Sleet Server side, and iv) click refresh with the
Sleet Server window active. (The blue bar above each window indicates which window is active – Exhibit 7)

Exhibit 7. (Close-up of F Drive: & Sleet Server Windows – See Exhibit 6)

Your files are now ready to be retrieved by Shazam!

Step 4: Opening Shazam

i) Open up Shazam.
ii) Click “Run” from the Start Menu.
a) Type in “telnet”
Exhibit 8.

b) Type in “o sleet” in the next window.


Exhibit 9.

c) Type in your Sleet “Username” and “Password”


d) When the prompt “sleet%” appears, type in “shazam” (all lower case)

Shazam is now open!!

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Exhibit 10. Shazam Main Screen

Step 5: Retrieving Your Data – Reading .txt file


i) The following command will retrieve your .txt file:
:_READ (filename.txt) VARIABLES
i.e.
:_READ (intdiff.txt) YEAR EXCH USGDP CANGDP CANINF USINF INTDIFF
Note: You need not enter in the sample size; the program will interpret the data and assign the sample size
automatically.

Exhibit 11. Retrieving Example

ii) If the above prompt (Exhibit 11) appears you’ve done it correctly. If not you might get the following
prompt:

Exhibit 12. Error Message

iv) This error message will occur if the file was incorrectly transferred in the FTP program; if there is an error
with the filename, or there is text within the file (i.e. you didn’t delete your variable names out of the text file).

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Also, remember that the number of variables you assign with the “READ” command must be the same as
the number of columns in your text file.

Once your data has been “READ”, then we can begin to manipulate it.

Step 6: OLS Analysis


i) Enter in the following command to do an OLS analysis of your data.
:_OLS Dependent Independent Independent etc.

i.e.
:_OLS EXCH USGDP CANGDP CANINF USINF INTDIFF

Exhibit 13. OLS Input

ii) Once you press enter…. Poof… Your output will appear like below!

Exhibit 14. OLS Output

Shazam has many other options for data analysis. This document is designed to help you learn the basic
function of retrieving and performing an OLS analysis on your data. Seek the on-line manual for further
commands and instructions @ http://shazam.econ.ubc.ca/intro/

Enjoy!!!

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