>>>>> "k" == kenmlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
k> Sorry I pissed everyone off. My argument is more relevant to
k> teaching introductory statistics course to non-stat majors who
k> might not have access to stat packages at their own department
k> or when they leave school. I felt that teaching Excel is
k> beneficial in a sense that they might actually be able to use
k> what they learned since Excel's more readily available. I also
k> found that I had next to no time to cover the software while I
k> was teaching intro stat course.
k> I understand that it's very important for many of you to teach
k> stat package because it's what you are familiar with and you
k> have access to it. (The stat dept I belonged to didn't have
k> the budget for a decent computer lab so I always had to come up
k> with ways to work around with the lack of resources.) I
k> apologize for being practical. I myself is now a SAS
k> professional but I think differently if I am teaching.
There are plenty of reasonable FREE packages, ViSta and R come to
mind.
ViSta is click-and-point, with a number of nice features; R needs a
bit (MUCH!) more hand-holding, but pays off with the ability to do
much, much more when understood.
best,
-tony
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