Which statistical package do you recommend for data analysis?

SPSS
SPSS (IBM) SPSS, (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is perhaps the most widely used statistics software package within human behavior research.

Which is better SAS or SPSS?

SPSS Documentation is much better and gives better clarity on algorithms used for statistical procedures. The SAS Enterprise is not as good a visual interface as the SPSS. Data processing is faster in SAS as compared to SPSS. SPSS does process data quickly but only when it is small in amount.

What is SAS Stata & SPSS?

SPSS gives you the ability to program macros but that feature is quite inflexible. SAS & STATA. Somewhere in-between R, Matlab and SPSS lie SAS and Stata. SAS is more extensive analytics than Stata. It is composed of dozens of procedures with massive, massive output, often covering more than ten pages.

How do I convert data from Stata version 10 to SPSS?

If you have Stata 11 and you need to convert your data to other formats, you need to use the saveold command within Stata for saving the data in Stata version 10 format before you convert the data set. Another way to convert data files between SAS, Stata and SPSS is to use programs such as Stat/Transfer or DBMS Copy.

What is Stata used for in statistics?

Stata is popular in the social sciences, particularly economics and political science. It is a complete, integrated statistical software package, meaning it can accomplish pretty much any statistical task you need it to, including visualizations.

Do you use JMP or are for statistical analysis?

I use both JMP and R. Both are excellent tools and have their place in my statistical toolbox. JMP is a great tool for exploring your data. You can easily import the data from whatever format it’s in and just start throwing correlations against the wall to see what sticks.

Does EPI USE SPSS or Stata?

Can’t remember my econ degree- think it was minitab, but then in EPI we learned both SPSS and SAS at the university Use STATA .It is more rich than SPSS for policy research which is in your area as an economist.