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"Less expensive and vastly superior to SPSS."
Version: Stata 11
Pros
You get the entire program for one price. Command structure is simple and consistent. Excellent menus
Cons
I like everything about it although the editor on Mac side could be improved a bit.
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"behixhe kamberi"
Version: Stata 9.1
Pros
i need for postgraduet sdadies
Cons
its to muxh comlicated
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"excellent for data analysis on the mac"
Version: Stata 10
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Version 10 is outstanding, adding categorical data mixed models and a graphics editor, among many new features. For a comprehensive year old review of main tools for statistical analysis (Stata, SAS, SPSS, and R), see:
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/technicalreports/
Stata gets my vote for the best general statistical package for Mac users, offering comprehensive feature set, mature GUI, clear command line syntax, programmability, super support and documentation (including a recognized journal), and responsive company (the president is active on the listerv). -
"Stata is powerful, versatile and has great support"
Version: Stata 12 Jan 2007
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
For several weeks I have been evaluating several stat packages that also do some graphics. I looked at JMP 6 (which I have vers. 5), Aabel, KaleidaGraph 4 (I have vers 3) IgorPro, proFit, and a couple of others too.
I narrowed my choices down to JMP 6 or Stata. Stata's extensive capabilities are closer to SPSS or SAS than JMP (which has a Mac version that is woefully behind compared to their Windows/Unix products). Stata has a policy of keeping all versions across platforms at parity. They update software regularly (every few weeks) via a component or module system.
I got a full featured evaluation copy and after a day or so of use I had some questions about how to make a complex graph with some specific needs for plotting. I e-mailed tech support and had a detailed reply with step-by-step instructions and an example using the data I supplied with my request. How long did it take for Stata to reply? About 2 hours. I had a follow up query and got a reply to that even faster! And this was for someone who hadn't paid them anything and was just evaluating the software. Earlier in my evaluations I called JMP for some help and was told 'I couldn't be helped' because I didn't own the software.
When I decided what to buy, it was Stata; I decided on that mostly because of it's features, power, and flexibility, but also due to their support and policies. JMP gives you one year and Stata for as long as you own the software. Oh, and Stata is cheaper than JMP. That said, Stata is NOT cheap. One can purchase different versions of the software depending on your needs. The versions differ mostly in the size of the datasets they can handle. Furthermore, they sell the software with 'basic' documentation (about 8 vols) or a complete (about 12) version. Also, unlike SPSS, the version of Stata that one purchases is pretty much complete so you don't need to purchase extra modules to do your work.
One last point: Stata shows its command line roots and makes no bones about it. However, one can do almost everything via GUI too. The 'Getting Started' book that comes with the software gives examples of how to do things both ways, so whichever way you are comfortable with working is possible.
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