Software packages for data analyses and statistics
Attila Krajcsi
Last update: 2024 September
Outline
Spreadsheet software
Two main reasons to use spreadsheet
Which spreadsheet software to choose?
| MS Excel | LibreOffice Calc | |
Ergonomic | Yes | Getting close | Yes |
Price | Commercial | Free | Free |
Operating system | Win and Mac | Win, Mac and Linux | In browsers |
File format | Incompletely documented xlsx | Open ods | Multiple format |
Speed | Fast | Improving | Slow |
Functions | Many | Many | Fewer |
Statistical analyses from menu | A few (and additional extensions) | Fewer | None |
Online files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other | | | Online form |
Spreadsheet software
See the Spreadsheet basics slides
Statistical packages
Statistic packages
[Practice]
Spreadsheet vs statistical packages
Spreadsheet | Statistical packages |
For general calculations, with some statistical analyses | More statistical analyses, less general calculations |
Flexible layout | Fixed layout |
Formulas and chart are usually refreshed automatically | Results and charts should be rerun when modifying source data (but see, e.g., jamovi) |
Result and formulas together | Relation of the result and the calculation is less trivial |
A few examples
A few examples, contd.
Computer programming languages
Programming languages
Which language to use?
Which solution to choose?
Adatcsere és adatformátumok
Adatcsere vágólapon
Adatcsere fájlokkal
Adatformátumok
Gyakoriság
Szoftverek alapértelmezett formátuma
Adatformátumok - Formátum alapja
Problémák az átvitelkor
Feladat
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