On Tue, 02 May 2000 13:34:49 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (SAlbert) wrote:
>> Cheryl makes a good point: the "right" package depends on what the
>user wants
>> to do. MINITAB might be a good choice -- or SPSS, or any of dozens of
>others.
>> Is the application area psychology? Biology? Economics?
>Meteorology?
>> Demography? Chemistry? Do we need regression? Cross-tabs? Time
>series?
>> Design of Experiments?
>> The original question can't have a general answer that's correct
>for
>> everyone. If the original poster could provide a little more
>information about
>> needs, we could be a lot more helpful.
>>
>> Steve Albert
>>
>
>I'm the original postee, and this is why I asked the question. I'm a
>computer analyst for a large law firm. Most of my work is involved in
>large class action lawsuit, where I need to gather, organize and store
>mounds of data. From time to time I will need to perform some
>statistical work on this data. Usually the law firm will contract out
>this work, since as an employee I am not qualified to be an expert
>witness when it comes to statistical evidence. However my job is a new
>position for this law firm and they would like to perform some in house
>statistical work not only for comparison to the outside consultants but
>for internal questions as well. What type of statistical work I will be
>performing is unknown at this time. Hopefully from the type of data I'm
>collecting, someone can determine what statistical package is best
>suited for my needs. I would ask the consultants we work with, but was
>instructed not to.
>
>Thanks
>
You have two related problems. One is acquire data from various
sources. Two is to do some amount of analysis.
There are a variety of data translators available. DBMS/Copy etc.
There are a variety of statistical packages available. S-Plus,
DataDesk, JMP, MiniTab, etc.
You have made it sound like the packages directed at exploaroty data
analysis will be more likely to meet your needs for a variety of ad
hoc first looks in the presence of many data problems.
>
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