Arin: Cant help you there. Still trying to get hold of Stata. Perhaps it would be easier for you to look around for a copy of SPSS or Stastistica. Have a demo 30 days version of SYSTAT if it helps RVK
----- Original Message ----- From: Arindam Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, November 25, 2004 11:17 am Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] [OT] Request for Stata > Hi Rohit: > > Thanks a million for the reply. I specifically needed > a copy of the Stata. As I indicated in the mail, I am > teaching the group how to do time series analysis > using R for statistical computing. To my mind, R > offers much much better statistical programming > environment than any of the closed source commercial > statistical packages available in the market in terms > of usage, graphics etc... . The point here was that a > group of co-faculty members from Harvard and Berkeley > wanted to see the performance of Stata vis a vis R and > for that I needed a copy of the software (since I do > not use Stata at all). > > Thanks anyway for the tip on Kyplot. Will check it > out. > > Kind regards, > /Arin > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Dear Arindam: > > > > Inspite of the <WARNING> i could not resist writing > > this mail. I too am on lookout for a statistical > > software for my Ph.D. work but AFAIK Stata is a > > purely commercial product licensed on per user > > and/or site basis. As such asking for a copy for > > demonstration amounts to ILLEGAL Distribution and > > use. This is seriously OT in a group which has > > always supported license and their wording be it GPL > > or LGPL or Commercial or Freeware. > > > > The best i can help you with is with a beta & > > freeware copy of another statsitical program KyPlot > > from http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32_freeware.html > > > > Regards > > > > RVK > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Arindam Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:31 pm > > Subject: [ilug-cal] [OT] Request for Stata > > > > > Hi All: > > > > > > <WARNING> This is seriously off topic, so my > > advanced > > > apologies. Do not read further if you do not want > > to > > > read about non-GNU/Linux issues. ;) > > > <WARNING/> > > > ----- > > > Can anyone in the group lend me/copy for me a copy > > of > > > the statistical software package STATA? I am > > teaching > > > a course on doing time series analysis this > > December > > > in Delhi. I will teach the group/class how to do > > time > > > series analysis using R - a free implementation of > > GNU > > > S packages on a linux machine. However, one of the > > > co-faculty members asked me _to show_ how R > > differs > > > from STATA, another popularly used statistical > > > package. > > > > > > I do not have STATA, nor do I have access to a > > copy of > > > the program at the time. Hence the request. > > However, > > > would greatly appreciate if any of you may have > > access > > > to a copy of the program and get me one. STATA > > used to > > > have free download copies on their website > > > (http://www.stata.com), but they have stopped > > > distributing them. > > > > > > Please respond to me off-list. > > > > > > TIA, > > > /Arin Basu > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > > > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, send mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
