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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] anyone know a user friendly stats program? By user friendly, I mean not R. [/ QUOTE ] stata. [/ QUOTE ] I should have specified that it must be free. [/ QUOTE ] How big of a dataset? I think you mentioned excel - if you are doing anything on your own I trust it isn't much data and can just use excel. Pretty much everything like STATA is going to cost and arm and a leg because they're commercial products. We use SAS here at work and I think it's a LOT better than STATA, more "project friendly" but it also costs a lot. For any gifted developers an open source stat analysis package seems like a cool idea. If anyone is interested my statistics knowledge is vast, though I can hardly say the same for my programming skills. |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] anyone know a user friendly stats program? By user friendly, I mean not R. [/ QUOTE ] stata. [/ QUOTE ] I should have specified that it must be free. [/ QUOTE ] How big of a dataset? I think you mentioned excel - if you are doing anything on your own I trust it isn't much data and can just use excel. Pretty much everything like STATA is going to cost and arm and a leg because they're commercial products. We use SAS here at work and I think it's a LOT better than STATA, more "project friendly" but it also costs a lot. For any gifted developers an open source stat analysis package seems like a cool idea. If anyone is interested my statistics knowledge is vast, though I can hardly say the same for my programming skills. [/ QUOTE ] Stata's like a badass Origin? |
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I'm a budding ecologist. There's loads of stuff Excel doesn't do, e.g. GLMs.
I agree that Open Source stats program would be very popular, and a very worthwhile project (think of all the 3rd world countries that can't afford $100+ programs). While we're on the subject (new thread?), I had a great idea during dinner - a poker hand analysis tool that can calculate EV of various different moves if you provide hand ranges, b/r/c/k % etc. How sweet would that be? Perhaps it could even do game theory of certain situations. I'd play $15 for it. |
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My must have windows apps, most of which are free:
Firefox (drag de go and adblock are most important non-developer related extensions for me) Thunderbird EditPlus (very powerful text editor, also runs on Linux with wine if you aren't a VIM fan) Gaim with the windows plugin. I use it for AIM, IRC, Google Talk, and a SILC server. Gimp Paint.net Open Office Winamp Putty (ssh client) CuteFTP Pro Password Safe Search and Destroy AVG And a bunch of developer tools. |
#115
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[ QUOTE ] For those mentioning AIM/messaging clients like GAIM, Trillian, Meebo which of these have logging as a feature? I still use an old AIM version with DeadAIM because the logging feature is so great. I highly recommend using logging -- it makes it so easy to go back and remember what movie you were talking about, what link you sent a few days ago, etc. [/ QUOTE ] I use Trillian and it saves everything you typed with someone (right-click the person in your list and click 'View Contact History') [/ QUOTE ] It's decently searchable, too. I'd consider switching from Trillian, but Meebo or whatever would have to have this feature. |
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Does anyone have any good Microsoft Word alternatives in Windows??
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Does anyone have any good Microsoft Word alternatives in Windows?? [/ QUOTE ] http://www.openoffice.org/ |
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[ QUOTE ] Does anyone have any good Microsoft Word alternatives in Windows?? [/ QUOTE ] http://www.openoffice.org/ [/ QUOTE ] Open Office is really really good, at least for a casual user. |
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Does anyone have any good Microsoft Word alternatives in Windows?? [/ QUOTE ] Writer, part of open office. I've only used the Mac version, but they do have a windows version. Edit: Beat to the punch. I lose. |
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VLC media player
firefox Mplayer (not to be confused with mediaplayer), harder to use than vlc, but for the rare occations when vlc fails mplayer can play a ham sandwich. fulDC combined with the knowledge the begins at whyrar opens a world of possibilities. mIRC with nn script rocks the socks off all other IM appz if you learn to use it. |
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