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From: ajayshah@almaak.usc.edu (Ajay Shah)
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Subject: Re: Statistical Pack.for PC
Keywords: Stats, graphs
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Date: 22 Nov 90 03:48:31 GMT
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In article <2302@ac.dal.ca> arpraym@ac.dal.ca writes:
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>I am looking for information on Statistical and graphical packages on the
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>PC. Mostly I am interested in a good al-round statistical package, and if
>someone knows of one that has good graphing capabilities would you please
>let me know, and include the price? I'm not sure if this is the place to post
>this request, but I couldn't find a IBM.PC.APP news.
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>I am a graduate student and the package should reflect the needs of a graduate
>student of possible, ( ie in it's capabilities).

I recommend a package called Stata.  Currently in version 2.1,
it's a very well-written package.  Strong points:

	- Unix version available, so skills you learn while using a
	PC while at graduate school won't be wasted when you start
	solving Real Problems and need more horsepower,
	- PC version uses EMS nicely, so pushing size of datasets
	is convenient,
	- does graphics to screen and printer, but the quality of
	pictures is not spectacular. It comes with a graphics
	editor program to edit the pictures further.
	- roughly one order of magnitude faster than SAS on doing
	anything,
	- Good set of base off-the-shelf statistical tools, and
	convenient ways to write your own tools.

Telephone number: 1-800-STATAPC
Call 'em!

(Just a satisfied customer)

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Ajay Shah, (213)734-3930, ajayshah@usc.edu
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