Deck 20: A Statistical Software Sampler

Question 1

Which of the following is free and works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Unix platforms but takes a while to get used to because the learning curve tends to be a bit steep?

A)R
B)Minitab
C)StatCrunch
D)SPSS

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Almost all big statistics packages do the same things.However, they are different in the ways they do them.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Self-prompting dialog boxes and the ability to use macros to automate tasks are features of _______.

A)SPSS
B)STATISTICA
C)Minitab
D)R

Answer 3

B

Question 4

PSPP is an open-source variant of SPSS.

Question 5

According to the text, what is one of the most important things to remember when buying a statistics software package?

A)buy direct from the manufacturer
B)try before you buy
C)always buy shareware
D)share software packages with friends

Question 6

Minitab contains utilities that include ReportPad, which is a report generator.

Question 7

According to the text, which of the following is the most popular statistical software package?

A)STATISTICA
B)Minitab
C)JMP
D)SPSS

Question 8

Which of the following is billed as "statistical discovery software" that produces graphics with each statistical procedure?

A)SPSS
B)JMP
C)R
D)Minitab

Question 9

Which of the following statistical software packages is free?

A)PSPP
B)Minitab
C)SPSS
D)JMP