I worked on an HIV/AIDS project in the past and we used SAS. My feeling is that SAS allows for more the use of more macros and is the preferred package. If you become proficient in SAS I think that you might also be more marketable to people in the pharmaceutical industry.
Henry M. Silvert Ph.D. Research Statistician Management Excellence The Conference Board 845 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel. No.: (212) 339-0438 Fax No.: (212) 836-3825 www.conference-board.org -----Original Message----- From: mac55 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: spss v. stata Within the end of this year, I will be starting an epidemiological PhD disseration. I have used SPSS for years. Most of my colleagues and my students who I have to help use SPSS also. However, in my last two epi classes they have been using stata. It looks more straightforward. My question is what are the advantages and disadvantages. I know that it mostly depends on peference. But, I was thinking about giving stata a try. It looks a bit easier (they are both easier than SAS from what I hear). Thanks! Marc . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . ================================================================= . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
