RE: pspp setup

[Scott Bryan]

I've just installed PSPP. The actual installation is pretty straight
forward. No worries there.

As a life long user of SPSS, I can say that PSPP works in a pinch, but
the promise is quickly let down by all the things that it doesn't do.

I like to use nonparametric stats - no dice.
I like to do correlations - again, no dice (it should do this, but my
version just crashes)
I like to have output directed to files - sort of, but rather tricky

There are also compatibility issues with SPSS. You can't just go from
system to system.

I believe that there are different versions out there, none as far as I
can tell work reliably across a range of stats.

I despise SPSS's license fees and will do anything to avoid them. Maybe
someday.

I suggest using the SPSS version. When the license runs out, try PSPP.
Who knows it might do what you need. I would not however, rely on it to
teach stats to a marketing class.

-----Original Message-----
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Brian Steel
Sent: 12 January 2009 20:19
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Subject: pspp setup

I am a marketing/market research consultant and a back-up tutor for a 
tertiary level market research paper.  I am a long time user of SPSS.  
The students are extra-mural and most , like me, are technology 
disadvantaged when it comes to setting up software. The student edition 
of SPSS scores in this respect, but the CDs that comes in textbooks have

time limitations. I am looking at PSPP as a replacement but suspect that

it may be beyond the capabilities of extra-mural students to set up.  
Any comments would be appreciated.
Brian Steel


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