I'm coming in late, but there are a lot of good programs available for statistics. You don't need to be good at programming to use them. If you can run a point-and-click interface you can run a statistics software package.
Depending on what you are trying to accomplish you may not need a big calculator either. I use a TI36 for means and standard deviations/variances. Michael **************************************************** Michael Granaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assoc. Prof. Phone: 605 677 5295 Dept. of Psychology FAX: 605 677 3195 University of South Dakota 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, SD 57069 ***************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:24 am Subject: Re: [edstat] Graphing calculators for statistics > Thanks a lot for the advice. Yes, I have access to a computer, but > I'm not > good at programming. > > "Duncan Murdoch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 01:16:59 GMT, "John Smith" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > >I'm thinking of purchasing an HP-39G or a TI-83+ for studying > statisticson > > >my own. Although TI-83+ is far more popular, HP-39G is 2x less > expensive.> >Which one is better from functionality standpoint? > > > > Do you have access to a full-size computer? (It seems you do, since > > you're posting to Usenet, but maybe you're at the library or > > something...) > > > > If you do, you're *much* better off getting software for it than > > buying a special calculator. Part of statistics is looking at your > > data, and you just can't see much on a little calculator screen. > > > > I'm not sure what software to recommend. If you're comfortable with > > programming, then R (see www.r-project.org) is very good, and free, > > but it will be a little daunting for you to start with on your own, > > and if you aren't used to programming, you'll really need help. > > > > Duncan Murdoch > > > . > . > ================================================================= > 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/ . =================================================================
