OpenStat
| OpenStat | |
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| developer | William G. Miller |
| operating system | Windows |
| category | Statistics software |
| License | Proprietary, free of charge |
| German speaking | No |
| OpenStat (statpages.info) | |
OpenStat is a computer program for statistical data analysis ( statistics ). It is copyrighted by the author, William G. ("Bill") Miller, but is available free of charge and provides numerous univariate and multivariate analysis methods and simulations. It has a graphical user interface , but no script control.
Functions
The program offers numerous functions that are also known from commercial data analysis programs (see also the list of statistics software ). This includes:
- Data manipulation, including recoding, transposing and transforming multiple variables at the same time,
- Univariate and bivariate analysis functions and tests,
- Multivariate analysis functions,
- Simulations, etc. a. for probability distributions.
The output takes place in a text window or as a graphic, depending on the method selected. The program can read and output data sets in various formats, including plain text files, files from TeX and in its own binary format. OpenStat is completely menu-driven; there is no separate scripting language (as in R or SPSS ).
background
The developer, William Miller, was Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University . After his retirement he developed OpenStat as, as he himself writes, “the result of an overactive hobby of a retired professor”. OpenStat was developed for users with very limited financial possibilities, Miller names students of the social sciences, but also users in developing countries as target groups.
reception
Miller cites numerous articles that OpenStat was used to produce. OpenStat is listed as the first entry on John C. Pelluzzo's popular "Free Statistical Software" web list in the "General Packages - Completely Free" section.
literature
- William Miller: OpenStat Reference Manual . New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4614-5739-8
- William Miller: Statistics and Measurement Concepts with OpenStat . New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4614-5742-8
- William Miller: OpenStat Reference Manual, Second edition . 2013. Online (PDF, 5.5 MB)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in Catalog 2009-2011 ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed October 14, 2014
- ↑ "The software is a result of an“ over-active ”hobby of a retired professor (Iowa State University.) I make no claim or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or other characteristics desirable in commercial packages (as if they can meet these requirement also.) They are designed to provide a means for analysis by individuals with very limited financial resources. The typical user is a student in a required social science or education course in beginning or intermediate statistics, measurement, psychology, etc. Some users may be individuals in developing nations that have very limited resources for purchase of commercial products. " W. Miller: OpenStat Reference Manual, 2013, p. 11
- ↑ Google Scholar Citations for OpenStat ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on October 10, 2014 (English)
- ↑ Free Statistical Software , accessed October 13, 2014
