Please note: I've only used a few of these software programs
a little bit, so I can't say much about how good they are, whether they
crash, have viruses, or much else about them. If you use them,
please
let me know how well they work. If there are any major problems,
I'll take them off this list. I'm sorry to add the usual
disclaimer
that, while I don't expect any probems with them, if you use any of
these,
I can't be responsible for any problems that may occur.
Epi Info
Epi Info 2000 Windows is
available
from http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/index.htm
It is very large in size and will take considerable time to
download.
This is a program for entering and analyzing data, developed for
epidemiologists,
but can be used for basic statistical analysis by anyone. This
program
is also not easy to learn on your own, but see a couple of free on line
manuals:
CDC/Census Bureau software
Answer http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/answr.htm AnSWR is a software system for coordinating and conducting large-scale, team-based analysis projects that integrate qualitative and quantitative techniques.
ez-text http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/ez-text.htm a software program developed to assist researchers create, manage, and analyze semi-structured qualitative databases.
CSPro (Census and Survey Processing System) http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/cspro/index.html a public-domain software package for entering, tabulating and mapping census and survey data.
Integrated Microcomputer Processing System
(IMPS)
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/imps/index.html
"performs the major tasks in survey and census data processing: data
entry,
data editing, tabulation, data dissemination, statistical analysis and
data capture control."
Other
ADE-4 http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/ADE-4/
ADE-4 is a multivariate analysis and graphical
display software
package
AM statistical software http://am.air.org/
AM is a statistical software package for analyzing data
from complex samples, especially large-scale assessments.
Arc regression software http://www.stat.umn.edu/arc/software.html
"Arc is a free, unique, menu-driven statistical analysis tool for
regression
problems."
DataPlot http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/software/dataplot.html/
The web site says, "Dataplot is a free, public-domain, multi-platform
(Unix,
VMS, Linux, Windows 95/98/ME/XP/NT/2000, etc.) software system for
scientific
visualization, statistical analysis, and non-linear modeling. The
target
Dataplot user is the researcher and analyst engaged in the
characterization,
modeling, visualization, analysis, monitoring, and optimization of
scientific
and engineering processes."
Easyreg http://econ.la.psu.edu/~hbierens/EASYREG.HTM
This is actually an econometrics program, but it apparently does basic
statistics as well, and some very advanced statistics related to
econometrics,
including time series analysis.
Estaplus http://estaplus.100free.com/english.htm
software for descriptive statistics. Listed at
http://freestatistics.altervista.org/Software.html
Instat http://www.ssc.rdg.ac.uk/software/instat/instat.html
general statistical package. I've used this to import an excel file.
Correlations do okay when correlating two variables. Doesn't seem to
have pairwise deletion for correlating more than two variables.
Irristat http://www.irri.org/science/software/irristat.asp
Another program. Have to regeister to download this. "IRRISTAT is a
computer
program for data management and basic statistical analysis of
experimental
data. IRRISTAT has been developed primarily for the analysis of
data
from agricultural field trials, but many of the features can be used
for
analysis of data from other sources." This is from the Biometrics
and Bioinformatics Unit, International Rice Research Institute, in
Metro
Manila, Philippines.
MicrOsiris http://www.microsiris.com/
This program "is derived from OSIRIS IV, a statistical and data
management package developed and used at the University of Michigan and
includes special techniques for data mining and analysis of nominal-
and ordinal-scaled data. Its free but can contribute $25 to get
rid of start up reminder screen.
Openstat http://www.statpages.org/miller/openstat/
Free statistical program. I've used this one a bit and it is
comparatively
easy to use, except I have problems importing excel or csv files.
There is also a linux version of this program,
and
the author is frequently updating the program. Also can be
downloaded
at http://www.agrivisser.com/cgi-bin/English/Default.htm
R: The Comprehensive R Archive Network http://cran.r-project.org/
"R, also known as "GNU S", is a language and environment for
statistical
computing and graphics." It is, I understand, like S+, a
statistical
language. R is better for graphics than SAS. However, R is
complex, and takes a lot of study, so only use this if you have complex
statistical or graphical needs. If this site doesn't work, try http://cran.us.r-project.org/
in the US, or http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/
in the UK.
Also see http://www.ku.edu/~pauljohn/R/Rtips.html
which is a tips page, by Paul E Johnson.
And this R faq page http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html
basics, programming, bugs, etc.
SalStat http://salstat.sourceforge.net/
runs on windows, linux, mac. It is in beta, but according to the site,
"it can already do a range of descriptive statistics, t tests (paired,
unpaired and one sample), and 3 kinds of correlations." Last updated in
2003.
Smith's Statistical Package http://www.economics.pomona.edu/StatSite/SSP.html
TextStat http://www.niederlandistik.fu-berlin.de/textstat/software-en.html
free simple text analysis software. Word counts, and also shows
where
the words appear.
VBPro http://mmmiller.com/vbpro/vbpro.html
"VBPro is a set of computer programs that I have written to do content
analysis of ASCII text." ("I" is M Mark Miller)
visicube http://www.visicube.com
At least the 'basic' program is free. Add ons will have a fee attached.
Vista http://forrest.psych.unc.edu/research/
visual statistical system.
Non statistical programs, but useful.
Eldis has a site about how to use the web, http://www.eldis.org/tales/index.htm
especially useful for development countries with first time users, low
bandwidth, etc.
Unesco free software portal http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
info about and links to free software.
Abiword http://www.abisource.com/
free word processor, good for basic stuff, according to reviews in pc
world
and msnbc. These reviews are linked to from the abiword site. Abiword
also
runs on any platform, e.g., windows, linux, mac, etc.
Abiword is from Gnome Office http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/
which also has Gnumeric http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/
mentioned below in the spreadsheet section.
OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org/
as of January 2005, 146,000 downloads.
OpenOffice
is another office suite. Based on staroffice.
OpenOffice 2 is now available. Pretty good, almost comparable to MS
Office suite. One main advantate (besides being free) is you can save
to pdf.
StarOffice is no longer available for free from
Sun, but it is from twocows.com.
602Pro PC Suite http://www.software602.com/
Another office suite, free, with word processor, spreadsheet and
graphics
editor. (at download.com, over 400,000 downloads, and 94% approval
rating)
. There are currently some limitations on the use of this
program. I'm not sure the full version is fully free for unlimited use.
Easy Office http://www.e-press.com/
fully functional TRIAL version, but free version doesn't include
complete
program.
Full version is $59. This is free to individuals, but not to
businesses
or institutions. (at download.com, over 100,000 downloads, and
93%
approval rating)
KOffice - Integrated Office Suite http://www.koffice.org/
for the K desktop environment. A k environment for running on
windows is here http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/
I guess this is still in development. A version of koffice for windows
is here http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtwin
I'm not sure of all this stuff. Any feedback is appreciated.
I searched download.com for free office suites, and some of
the
above were some of those listed and popular. These programs seem
okay, but I haven't used them much. OpenOffice is listed at alot of
govt and edu sites, and the others are listed in some .edu sites or
other places.
GoBeProductive http://www.gobe.com/index.html not free but $50, so cheap. Mentioned here http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5215280.html along with others.
EditPad http://www.editpadpro.com/ text editor. Listed as editpad lite on the site. Easy to use.
Web Dwarf http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products/dwarf/
free program for web page, wysiwgy web editor. 110,000 downloads at
download.com and 80% approval from 118 votes.
.
EVE Embedded Vector Editor http://www.goosee.com/
graphics program. Recommended by a colleague. I havent' tried it,
but supposed to be very powerful and useful.
AOLPress http://members.aol.com/rjdriver/aolpress.htm
one person recommended this, I haven't tried it.
Its
also only available up to win95/NT, and for Mac.
This program is mentioned here http://www.elliotlakecomputerclub.com/Minutes%202004/Apr%2016%20Rev.htm
and here http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jbalvanz/
and here http://peopleinaction.info/internet/
leechFTP http://stud.fh-heilbronn.de/~jdebis/leechftp/
freeware ftp program. Not being updated, but still works. At
download.com,
has 600,000 downloads, and 90% approval.
ws_ftp le search http://www.download.com
for fpt. (at download.com, more than 8 million downloads, 92%
approval.)
The free version isn't available at the source any more.
IZArc http://www.izarc.org/
create and read compressed files of various formats. This program has a
good review in the Newsletter of the Greater Victoria PC Users'
Association,
http://bbs.bbc.org/newsletter/mar03nl/izarc.html,
and is rated very well at http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Reviews/r676.html
and http://www.snapfiles.com/get/izarc.html.
Mozilla http://www.mozilla.org/
a free browser, with mailer, pop up blocker, other stuff. At
downlaod.com,
500,000 people have downloaded this, with an approval rating of 61%.
The
lite version, mozilla firebird, just the browser, has a 93% approval.
(compared
to 47% approval for IE's latest service pack and 44% for netscape).
http://www.thefreecountry.com/webmaster/htmleditors.shtml
lists free html wysiwyg editors. Freecountry is listed at these sites http://webguide.ua.edu/getstarted.html
and http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/Doing/Regulated/Returns/mtr/faq/index.shtml
Doing Surveys
ResearchInfo.com http://www.researchinfo.com/docs/software/index.cfm list of software programs for designing, creating surveys, some analysis. Some are freeware, some limits, some no limits.click here to
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