Software for Data Analysis at Carleton
Carleton has support for many quantitative & qualitative data-related software packages.
Here is a list of such software packages in three parts:
- Carleton-licensed Software (available in various labs on campus.)
- Software that are free and available in various labs on campus. Free packages which are not available in the ITS labs are marked by *. (Anything in bold is available in the labs.)
- Help in using these packages.
Platforms on which the packages run are listed in parentheses following the package name. For a more complete table of statistical packages with supported operating systems, go here.
Software Packages
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| Software Package | License | PC Compatible | Mac Compatible | Linux Compatible | Availability on campus | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPSS | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | For more information click here |
| STATA | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | No | No | Yes | For more information click here Mac version not yet available in the public labs at Carleton |
| SPlus | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | No | No | Yes | A one year license is available free to students in a course actively using SPlus |
| R | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Difficult to learn but very powerful. Also free, open-source, and strong community supported |
| ArcGIS | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | No | No | Yes | N/A |
| Microsoft Excel | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | Yes | No | Yes almost everywhere | N/A |
| Mathematica | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| eViews | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | No | No | Yes | N/A |
| Kaleidagraph | License paid for by Carleton | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | N/A |
| StatTransfer | Licensed (for one computer only) | Yes | No | No | Yes but only on the #3 computer in 3rd Willis lab | N/A |
| StatPlus:Mac LE | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | N/A |
| EditPad | Free | Yes | No | No | Yes | N/A |
| CSPro* | Free | Yes | No | No | No | For more information click here |
| PSPP* | Free | Yes | No | No | No | There is a Mac version but it doesn't work |
| Gnumeric* | Free | Yes | No | No | No | N/A |
| gretl* | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A |
| Survey Monkey* | Free to use, small monthly fee to export | Web-based | Web-based | Web-based | Web-based | Homepage |
| Transana | Free (for version 2.12, more recent versions cost money) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, somewhere (ask Paula) | Qualitative Analysis. Steep learning curve. Talk to Paula for availability info |
| StatCrunch* | Online, fee or membership based | Web-based | Web-based | Web-based | Web-based | N/A |
Licensed Social Science/Statistical Software (Unless otherwise noted, we may not give students a copy for your personal computers. Any full time employee or faculty member should contact Paula Lackie for details on choosing and accessing licensed software.)
- SPSS (Mac, PC)
- STATA (PC) (Mac version not available at Carleton)
- SPlus (PC) (a 1 year license is availble for students in a course actively using SPlus.)
- ArcGIS (PC)
- Microsoft Excel (Mac, PC)
- Mathematica (Mac, PC, Linux)
- eViews (PC)
- Kaleidagraph (Mac, PC)
- StatTransfer (PC) (Available to students only on the #3computer in the Econ Lab, 3rd floor Willis.)
Useful Free Social Science data-related Software
- R (Mac, PC, Linux)
- StatPlus:Mac LE (Mac)
- EditPad (PC)
- CSPro* (PC)
- PSPP* (PC) (There is a Mac version, but it does not work)
- Gnumeric* (PC)
- gretl* (Mac, PC, Linux)
- Survey Monkey* (Web-based - free for use but you must pay a small monthly fee for the ability to get data out)
- Transana (Qualitative Analysis -- After version 2.12 they began charging for this, but they still have version 2.12 available for free. Know that the learning curve is daunting.) (Mac, PC)
A cheap, online statistical analysis program can be found at http://www.statcrunch.com/.
There are other sources of free statistical software, BUT beware of fully accepting the phrase "easy and intuitive interface" and always suspect getting “free” software which is not from a trusted site. This is a major vector of malicious Trojan-style code. Go cautiously and with secure backups of your system and your precious files.
- http://directory.fsf.org/category/mathstat/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statistical_packages
- http://statpages.org/javasta2.html