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2020

Statistical softwares
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LEIDY JOHANA ARRIETA ESPINOSA
STATISTICAL SOFTWARES

Statistical software are programs which are used for the statistical analysis of the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and

presentation of data.

Currently exists a lot of statistical software, in this document we are going to analyze three statistical software and their pros and cons.

The softwares are:


STATISTICAL SOFTWARE

STATA Python SAS

STRENGTHS
Powerful, fully-functional programming STRENGTHS
STRENGTHS language Fast integration of new statistical
Very strong on Generalized Linear Offers the potential for object-oriented, methods, very stable and reliable
Models and Time Series analysis structured, and functional concepts routines
Straightforward programming language
User add-ons easy to implement Mature programming language, resulting Very good documentation and
Has its own journal in unit tests and debugging professional support
functionalities, for example Numerous modules and interfaces are
A large number of stable packages in the available, as well as their own Business
data science sector and beyond Intelligence Software (for a fee)
Readable, clean syntax Well-suited for handling large data sets
Constant development by a large Extensive in-house training offered
developer community
Full availability of the latest Deep
Learning and Machine Learning methods
WEAKNESSES Very easy to automate (e.g. via scripts or
Some special statistical analyses were no a web server)
available in Stata, e.g. estructural WEAKNESSES
equation modeling or item response
analysis. Different, partly complicated (but
WEAKNESSES powerful) program languages
It still takes a lot of time to use to estata
to create graphs Not all statistical methods are available Partially obsolete interface, GUI optional
Some development environments for
statistics are still in their infancy
High bar of entry due to being a “full”
programming language
CONCLUTION

Even tough exists different statistical softwares some are easier to use, them to analyze three statistical software I could conclude that SAS is the most
appropriate to students and beginners because is the most practice and his documentation and professional support is very good.

Is very important to choose the best statistical software as this help us to make good decisions in the professional and academic area.

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