Re: stats packages for Unix
Thanks! On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Peter Parzer wrote: try stata http://www.stata.com David Cross/Psych Dept/TCU [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : Check out the following websites: : http://forrest.psych.unc.edu/ : http://www.linuxapps.com/ : Cheers, : David Cross : On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Bob Hayden wrote: : Any advice on basic stats. packages for Unix/Linux? We used Minitab : on a DEC alpha box using DEC Unix. That was fine by me but the DEC : was too expensive to maintain. So, we replaced it with a FreeBSD : system runing on a pile of Intel boxes. But, Minitab does not run on : that, so we started using the PC and iMac versions. However, the iMac : lab is a disaster (local problem, not a Mac problem, I think) and we : hate supporting three platforms. : : The software must be VERY easy to use and not cost much more than : Minitab, which is quite cheap for a site license. We have a few : hundred students per year using the software. Most of them have : pretty limited math., computer and study skills. : : : _ : | | Robert W. Hayden : | | Department of Mathematics : / | Plymouth State College MSC#29 :| | Plymouth, New Hampshire 03264 USA :| * | Rural Route 1, Box 10 : /| Ashland, NH 03217-9702 : | ) (603) 968-9914 (home) : L_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] : fax (603) 535-2943 (work) :
Re: stats packages for Unix
This is great ... I had lost my reference to this site and product. Thanks! On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, KO wrote: Hello: I would suggest R (aka GNU-S). You cane find more information about it at http://www.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/ I highly recommend it. Sincerely, Kouros Owzar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Bob Hayden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Any advice on basic stats. packages for Unix/Linux? We used Minitab on a DEC alpha box using DEC Unix. That was fine by me but the DEC was too expensive to maintain. So, we replaced it with a FreeBSD system runing on a pile of Intel boxes. But, Minitab does not run on that, so we started using the PC and iMac versions. However, the iMac lab is a disaster (local problem, not a Mac problem, I think) and we hate supporting three platforms. The software must be VERY easy to use and not cost much more than Minitab, which is quite cheap for a site license. We have a few hundred students per year using the software. Most of them have pretty limited math., computer and study skills. _ | | Robert W. Hayden | | Department of Mathematics / | Plymouth State College MSC#29 | | Plymouth, New Hampshire 03264 USA | * | Rural Route 1, Box 10 /| Ashland, NH 03217-9702 | ) (603) 968-9914 (home) L_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax (603) 535-2943 (work)
Re: stats packages for Unix
Hello: I would suggest R (aka GNU-S). You cane find more information about it at http://www.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/ I highly recommend it. Sincerely, Kouros Owzar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Bob Hayden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Any advice on basic stats. packages for Unix/Linux? We used Minitab on a DEC alpha box using DEC Unix. That was fine by me but the DEC was too expensive to maintain. So, we replaced it with a FreeBSD system runing on a pile of Intel boxes. But, Minitab does not run on that, so we started using the PC and iMac versions. However, the iMac lab is a disaster (local problem, not a Mac problem, I think) and we hate supporting three platforms. The software must be VERY easy to use and not cost much more than Minitab, which is quite cheap for a site license. We have a few hundred students per year using the software. Most of them have pretty limited math., computer and study skills. _ | | Robert W. Hayden | | Department of Mathematics / | Plymouth State College MSC#29 | | Plymouth, New Hampshire 03264 USA | * | Rural Route 1, Box 10 /| Ashland, NH 03217-9702 | ) (603) 968-9914 (home) L_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax (603) 535-2943 (work)
