Re: st: RE: On choosing a stats package...

["le doc" <barleywater@hotmail.com>]

David,

I am a clinical scientist and used Excel (2K), SPSS (v11) and Stata (v7) 
extensively. Excel to input and clean-up data, SPSS to produce graphs, and 
for everything else there is only Stata (data and statistical manipulations, 
and writing macros). In the past I have used Arcus and Statitix. I have no 
experience at all with either Data Desk or JMP. I am currently waiting to 
get Stata v8 for the long overdue revamping of Stata graphical outputs so I 
can ditch SPSS. All I can say is that even in the Stata v7, it beats hands 
down any of them statistical packages (as far as data and statistical 
mainpulations). Hope this helps. Can't go wrong with Stata.

BW







> From: "Wallace, John" <John_Wallace@affymetrix.com>
> Reply-To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> To: "'statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu'" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
> Subject: st: RE: On choosing a stats package...
> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:03:27 -0800
>
> Hi David
> My use of Stata 7 is very similar to what you're looking for.  I used it
> heavily for about 4 weeks, did other things for a while, used it heavily 
> for
> about 6 weeks, went on holidays, and am presently ramping up my Stata use
> once again.  Despite that, I've had no problems with the older "7"
> interface.  I may upgrade at some point, but 7's working fine at the 
> moment.
> I can't offer you much in the way of comparisons with other stat packages,
> but from the perspective of a non-mathematician, making scientific
> presentations, developing theories from data, and using the older 
> interface,
> I'm very happy with Stata.
>
> Good luck
>
> John Wallace
> Research Associate
> Affymetrix, Inc
> (408)731-5574
> 3380 Central Expressway 609C
> Santa Clara, CA 95051
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Vaughan [mailto:david@dvkconsult.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:10 PM
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: On choosing a stats package...
>
>
>
> Would anyone like to comment on Stata 8 in relation to my needs as I have
> expressed them? Can you offer comparative experience with other packages
> (especially Data Desk, JMP or SPSS)?
>
> thanks
> David Vaughan
> Director
> DVK Consult Pty Ltd
>
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