Is there a decent statistical package for Mac? I was using Minitab 16 on a PC, and I'm trying to learn R, but after Minitab it's a royal pain. Recommendations, anyone?
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Alternative to Minitab, SAS, or R
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I use Minitab 16 on a daily basis on a work provided Dell.
Minitab 16 rocks!
Some people use JMP:
http://www.jmp.com/software/license.shtml
You can use boot camp or any virtualization solution:
www.virtualbox.org
The Minitab demo doesn't work on a virtual machine.
Minitab 16 rocks!
Some people use JMP:
http://www.jmp.com/software/license.shtml
You can use boot camp or any virtualization solution:
www.virtualbox.org
The Minitab demo doesn't work on a virtual machine.
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I have a Macbook.
I had a PC laptop that I was just using for Minitab, but it got infected. I'm not sure how, but it's an expensive mess.
I had a PC laptop that I was just using for Minitab, but it got infected. I'm not sure how, but it's an expensive mess.
If it is an Intel MacBook you could use Windows.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1899
Anyway JMP is supported on Mac.
And about cleaning the mess on the windows pc, use your mac to download some free antivirus packages, put then either on a flash drive or burn a CD, then boot without connecting it to the internet and clean it, you might need to boot in safe mode, but with the admin user.
http://www.superantispyware.com/
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
I would recommend STATA (http://www.stata.com/). It has both GUI and CLI for doing stuff. It runs fast and hardware requirements are small. Also web is full of additional free modules/programs to extend the functionality. Webforums and tutorials are helpful if help needed. Finally, it is not very expensive compared to other packages.
The second option i would consider is SPSS (http://www.spss.com/). It is a prominent application for doing statistical analysis. But I do not like it that much because it is JAVA application and it gets badly expensive if you start adding modules you might need in your work.
Bests,
M
The second option i would consider is SPSS (http://www.spss.com/). It is a prominent application for doing statistical analysis. But I do not like it that much because it is JAVA application and it gets badly expensive if you start adding modules you might need in your work.
Bests,
M
I would really recommend giving R another chance. But I'm a statistician, and I don't know what you are or what you're trying to do...
If you need a GUI, then I recommend JMP. But like most proprietary statistical packages, it's rather expensive. There is a Mac version, so no need to run Windows. (No idea why SAS has a native Mac version of JMP but not SAS. GAH. Really hoping for SAS to come back to the Mac one of these days...)
If you need a GUI, then I recommend JMP. But like most proprietary statistical packages, it's rather expensive. There is a Mac version, so no need to run Windows. (No idea why SAS has a native Mac version of JMP but not SAS. GAH. Really hoping for SAS to come back to the Mac one of these days...)