Biostatistics,
statistical software II.
A brief survey of statistical program
systems
Krisztina Boda PhD
Department of Medical Informatics,
University of Szeged
The need of a statistical computer
system
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Simple statistical calculations can be performed
by hand, based on given formulas, significance
can be stated using statistical tables. The use of
a computer system makes even these simple
calculations safer, and it is necessary in case of
more complicated problems. There are many
statistical systems; the choice of the appropriate
statistical software is not easy. Here we give
only a brief summary of some such systems.
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Statistical software used in Department
of Medical Informatics
SPSS
 SAS
 Statistica for Windows
R
 (EXCEL)
 (SiGMASTAT)
 (STATA)
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SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences)
pull-down menus
 command syntax language
 internal file structure,
 data transformations, data processing and
matching files
 the most important statistical methods are
included
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SPSS
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SPSS
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SPSS
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References:
 SPSS 15.0 Command Syntax Reference 2006, SPSS Inc.,
Chicago Ill.
 http://www.spss.com, http://www.spss.hu,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPSS
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Downloads (demo):
 http://www.spss.com/downloads/papers.cfm
 SPSS 16.0 (202 MB). Download a full, working copy of SPSS for
Windows® and try it for yourself. SPSS is a modular, tightly
integrated, full-featured software This evaluation copy will install
SPSS Base and all add-on modules. If you purchase SPSS after
the evaluation period, please consult your local sales office to
ensure you order the correct modules for the features you
require. Please note that this software trial will expire in
approximately 14 days and is for evaluation purposes only.
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SAS (Statistical Analysis System)
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The SAS System is an integrated system of software
products provided by SAS Institute that enables the
programmer to perform
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data entry, retrieval, management, and mining; report writing and
graphics;
statistical and mathematical analysis;
business planning, forecasting, and decision support;
operations research and project management;
quality improvement;
applications development and data warehousing (extract, transform,
load).
Statistical language
Programs of new methods
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SAS
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SAS
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SAS
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References:
SAS Institute, Inc: The MIXED procedure in
SAS/STAT Software: Changes and
Enhancements through Release 6.11. Copyright
© 1996 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC 27513.
http://www.sas.com,
http://www.sas.com/offices/europe/hungary/,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_programming_l
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Statistica
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STATISTICA is a statistics and analytics
software package developed by StatSoft, Inc.
data analysis, data management, data mining,
and data visualization procedures
standard 2- and 3-dimensional graphs
analytic and exploratory graphs
In the help menu it contains a well-written
electronic statistical textbook.
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Statistica
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Statistica
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Statistica
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References:
 http://www.statsoft.com/,
http://www.statsoft.hu/,
 Electronic textbook:
http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
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Downloads (demo):
 Statsitcica 8 demo:
https://www.statsoft.com/secure/demorequest.h
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R
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The R programming language, sometimes described as
GNU S, is a programming language and software
environment for statistical computing and graphics.
R is widely used for statistical software development and
data analysis, and has become a de-facto standard
among statisticians for the development of statistical
software. R's source code is freely available under the
GNU General Public License.
R uses a command line interface, though several
graphical user interfaces are available.
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R
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R
References:
 http://www.r-project.org/,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_programming
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Excel
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Microsoft Excel (full name Microsoft Office Excel) is a
spreadsheet application written and distributed by
Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. It features
calculation and graphing tools which, along with
aggressive marketing, have made Excel one of the most
popular microcomputer applications to date. It is
overwhelmingly the dominant spreadsheet application
available for these platforms. Although it is not a
statistical package, it contains tools for the most
frequently used simple statistical calculations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel,
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