TIPSters:
I need some advice before all of you get away for the holidays. My
department is in the process of making the switch from Macs to PCs in our
computer lab, with the aid of a modest grant. We have money to buy new
computers, furniture, statistics software, and graphics software. We have
all the hardware under control, and have decided on SPSS as the stat
package. But we're at a decision point about a graphics package.
We're looking for a package for creating professional-quality graphs and
figures for data presentation, but one which is relatively accessible for
students. We have been using CricketGraph on the Macs, which has been
satisfactory for us, accessible to the students, but not especially
flexible. We are now considering SigmaPlot, which is much more powerful and
flexible, but only one of us in the department has any experience with it
(and even that is somewhat limited). It is quite expensive, however, and
though we can afford it we would like to consider some other options.
What are others of you using for creating graphs? Good and bad features?
What can you recommend, given our criteria?
I greatly appreciate any assistance and counsel you can provide.
And best of luck to all of you as you plod through final exams!
Bob
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Robert T. Herdegen III
Department of Psychology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
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