Re: stats packages for OSX

SPSS version 11, R 1.7.0, M-Plus or S-Plus using VPC, JMP, Deltagraph, 
and many others. She has lots of choices. You're right, ask another 
economist. What do economists typically use, anyway? Don't they just 
read Marx?
Jay Lee





In article <bcb45s$4pm$2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Michael <st@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
wrote:

> Dan O'Donnell <odonnell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > A client of mine (PhD biologist) asks:
> 
> > "My sister is considering switching to a mac after years of pressure 
> > from me.  She's an economist and is wondering what types of stats 
> > packages are available for Macs and how they compare with PC stats 
> > packages.  Any of you out there have any advice I can pass along to 
> > her?  Any economists out there who could give her specific advice
about 
> > your field?"
> 
> Since OSX is built on a UNIX platform, you can also utilize UNIX based
stats 
> stuff such as R which I hear is 
> excellent.  This would be for a pretty advanced programmer/stats person.
 
> More 'Mac-ish' apps include SPlus for 
> stats.  For more mathematical stuff one might try Mathematica, which is 
> pretty advanced.  You could suggest that 
> your sister contact her alma mater or nearby university and ask them
what 
> stats packages they have on their 
> Macs.
> 
> Good luck & Macs rule.
> 
> Mikey
> 
> > Can I pass on any useful information from the group?
> 
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