(updated 07/21/2008)
This page contains links to free software packages that you can download and install on your computer for stand-alone (offline, non-Internet) computing. They are listed below, under the following general headings:
General Packages: No package does everything, but these programs support a wide variety of statistical analyses.
| Completely Free... can be freely downloaded and used in their fully-functional mode (no strings attached) | Free, but... "demonstration" or "student versions" of commercial packages; can be freely downloaded, but are usually restricted or limited in some way. |
| OpenStat -- a
general stats package for Win 95/98/NT, developed by Bill Miller of Iowa
State U, with a very broad range of data manipulation and analysis
capabilities and an SPSS-like user interface. Bill also has provided an excellent
downloadable
textbook in the form of Adobe Acrobat files.
ViSta -- a Visual Statistics program for Win3.1, Win 95/NT, Mac and Unix, featuring a Structured Desktop, with features designed to structure and assist the statistical analyst. OpenEpi Version 2.2 -- OpenEpi is a free, web-based, open source, operating-system-independent series of programs for use in public health and medicine, providing a number of epidemiologic and statistical tools. Version 2 (4/25/2007) has a new interface that presents results without using pop-up windows, and has better installation methods so that it can be run without an internet connection. Version 2.2 (2007/11/09) lets users run the software in English, French, Spanish, or Italian. MicrOsiris -- a comprehensive statistical and data management package for Windows, derived from the OSIRIS IV package developed at the University of Michigan. It was developed for serious survey analysis using moderate to large data sets. Main features: handles any size data set; has Excel data entry; imports/exports SPSS, SAS, and Stats datasets; reads ICPSR (OSIRIS) and UNESCO (IDAMS) datasets; data mining techniques for market analysis (SEARCH --very fast for large datasets); interactive decision tree for selecting appropriate tests; database maniuplation (dictionaries, sorting, merging, consistency checking, recoding, transforming) extensive statistics (univariate, staccerplot, cross-tabs, ANOVA/MANOVA, log-linear, correlation/regressionMCA, MNA, binary segmentation, cluster, factor, MINISSA, item analysis, survival analysis, internal consistency); online, web-enabled users manual; requires only 6MB RAM; uses 12MB disk, including manual. Fully-functional version is free; the authors would appreciate a small donation to support ongoing development and distribution. Gnumeric -- a high-powered spreadsheet with better statistical features than Excel. Has 60 extra functions, basic support for financial derivatives (Black Scholes) and telecommunication engineering, advanced statistical analysis, extensive random number generation, linear and non-linear solvers, implicit intersection, implicit iteration, goal seek, and Monte Carlo simulation tools. Statist -- a compact, portable program that provides most basic statistical capabilities: data manipulation (recoding, transforming, selecting), descriptive stats (including histograms, box&whisker plots), correlation & regression, and the common significance tests (chi-square, t-test, etc.). Written in C (source available); runs on Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac, among others. Tanagra -- a free (open-source) data-mining package, which supports the standard "stream diagram" paradigm used by most data-mining systems. Contains components for Data source (tab-delimited text), Visualization (grid, scatterplots), Descriptive statistics (cross-tab, ANOVA, correlation), Instance selection (sampling, stratified), Feature selection and construction, Regression (multiple linear), Factorial analysis (principal components, multiple correspondence), Clustering (kMeans, SOM, LVQ, HAC), Supervised learning (logistic regr., k-NN, multi-layer perceptron, prototype-NN, ID3, discriminant analysis, naive Bayes, radial basis function), Meta-spv learning (instance Spv, arcing, boosting, bagging), Learning assessment (train-test, cross-validation), and Association (Agrawal a-priori). (French-language page here) Dap -- a statistics and graphics package developed by Susan Bassein for Unix and Linux systems, with commonly-needed data management, analysis, and graphics (univariate statistics, correlations and regression, ANOVA, categorical data analysis, logistic regression, and nonparametric analyses). Provides some of the core functionality of SAS, and is able to read and run many (but not all) SAS program files. Dap is freely distributed under a GNU-style "copyleft". PAST -- an easy-to-use data analysis package aimed at paleontology including a large selection of common statistical, plotting and modelling functions: a spreadsheet-type data entry form, graphing, curve fitting, significance tests (F, t, permutation t, Chi-squared w. permutation test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney, Shapiro-Wilk, Spearman's Rho and Kendall's Tau tests, correlation, covariance, contingency tables, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test), diversity and similarity indices & profiles, abundance model fitting, multivariate statistics, time series analysis, geometrical analysis, parsimony analysis (cladistics), and biostratigraphy. AM -- a free package for analyzing data from complex samples, especially large-scale assessments, as well as non-assessment survey data. Has sophisticated stats, easy drag & drop interface, and integrated help system that explains the statistics as well as how to use the system. Can estimate models via marginal maximum likelihood (MML), which defines a probability distribution over the proficiency scale. Also analyzes "plausible values" used in programs like NAEP. Automatically provides appropriate standard errors for complex samples via Taylor-series approximation, jackknife & other replication techniques. Instat Plus -- from the University of Reading, in the UK. (Not to be confused with Instat from GraphPad Software.) An interactive statistics package for Windows or DOS. WinIDAMS -- from UNESCO -- for numerical information processing and statistical analysis. Provides data manipulation and validation facilities classical and advanced statistical techniques, including interactive construction of multidimensional tables, graphical exploration of data (3D scattergram spinning, etc.), time series analysis, and a large number of multivariate techniques. SSP (Smith's Statistical Package) -- a simple, user-friendly package for Mac and Windows that can enter/edit/transform/import/export data, calculate basic summaries, prepare charts, evaluate distribution function probabilities, perform simulations, compare means & proportions, do ANOVA's, Chi Square tests, simple & multiple regressions. Also, check out R and Ox, described in the Programming Languages section below. NCSS 6.0 Junior -- a free, stripped-down version of NCSS 6.0 for Win 3.1. Has data entry, descriptive statistics, t-tests, multiple regression, tests on proportions, cross tabs, one-way ANOVA, exponential smoothing, histograms, scatter plots, and box plots. Dataplot -- (Unix, Linux, PC-DOS, Windows) for scientific visualization, statistical analysis, and non-linear modeling. Has extensive mathematical and graphical capabilities. Closely integrated with the NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics Handbook. WebStat -- A Java-based statistical computing environment for the World Wide Web. Needs a browser, but can be downloaded and run offline. EasyStat -- Simple program for Windows and Mac for t-tests, F-tests, simple ANOVA, contingency table, Mantel-Haenszel Regress+ -- A professional package (Macintosh only) for univariate mathematical modeling (equations and distributions). The most powerful software of its kind available anywhere, with state-of-the-art functionality and user-friendliness. Too many features to even begin to list here. Scilab -- a scientific software package for numerical computations in a user-friendly environment. Available for Windows, Mac and Unix computers, this is a sophisticated programming language with a MatLab-like syntax, hundreds of built-in functions and libraries, 3-d graphics, and symbolic capabilities through a Maple interface. SISA -- Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis for PC (DOS) from Daan Uitenbroek. An excellent collection of individual DOS modules for several statistical calculations, including some analyses not readily available elsewhere. Statistical Software by Paul W. Mielke Jr. -- a large collection of executable DOS programs (and Fortran source). Includes: Matrix occupancy, exact g-sample empirical coverage test, interactions of exact analyses, spectral decomposition analysis, exact mrbp (randomized block) analyses, exact multi-response permutation procedure, Fisher's Exact for cross-classfication and goodness-of-fit, Fisher's combined p-values (meta analysis), largest part's proportion, Pearson-Zelterman, Greenwood-Moran and Kendall-Sherman goodness-of-fit, runs tests, multivariate Hotelling's test, least-absolute-deviation regression, sequential permutation procedures, LAD regression, principal component analysis, matched pair permutation, r by c contingency tables, r-way contingency tables, and Jonkheere-Terpstra. IRRISTAT -- for data management and basic statistical analysis of experimental data (Windows). Primarily for analysis of agricultural field trials, but many features can be used for analysis of data from other sources. Includes: Data management with a spreadsheet , Text editor, Analysis of variance, Regression, Genotype x environment interaction analysis, Quantitative trait analysis, Single site analysis, Pattern analysis, Graphics, Utilities for randomization and layout, general factorial EMS, and orthogonal polynomial. Hypercard stack that performs basic statistical analyses. Runs on the Mac (a free HyperCard Player program can be downloaded from the Apple web site). Thank you, Mike! (mmessieh@aol.com) |
SYSTAT 12 -- powerful
statistical software ranging from the most elementary descriptive statistics
to very advanced statistical methodology. Novices can work with its friendly
and simple menu-dialog; statistically-savvy users can use its intuitive command
language. Carry out very comprehensive analysis of univariate and multivariate
data based on linear, general linear, and mixed linear models; carry out
different types of robust regression analysis when your data are not suitable
for conventional multiple regression analysis;compute partial least-squares
regression;design experiments, carry out power analysis, do probability
calculations on many distributions and fit them to data; perform matrix
computations. Provides Time Series, Survival Analysis, Response Surface
Optimization, Spatial Statistics, Test Item Analysis, Cluster Analysis,
Classification and Regression Trees, Correspondence Analysis, Multidimensional
Scaling, Conjoint Analysis, Quality Analysis, Path Analysis, etc. A 30-day
evaluation version is available for free download.
Statlets -- a 100% Pure Java statistics program. Should run on any platform (PC, Mac, Unix) that supports Java. The free Academic Version is limited to 100 cases by 10 variables. STATISTICA, from StatSoft -- a fully functional time limited (30 days) desktop version 8 of STATISTICA Advanced + QC. Contains all modules from Base, Advanced, and QC products: Descriptives, ANOVA, Regression, Nonparametrics, QC Charts, Process Analysis, Design of Experiments, Six Sigma toolbar and calculator, Advanced Linear/Nonlinear Models, Multivariate and Exploratory Techniques, and Power Analysis. WINKS (Windows KWIKSTAT) -- a full-featured, easy-to-use stats package with statistics (means, standard deviations, medians, etc.), histograms, t-tests, correlation, chi-square, regression, nonparametrics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), probability, QC plots, cpk, graphs, life tables, time series, crosstabs, and more. Works on Windows XP (as well as Windows 2000, NT, 98, ME and 95.) Comes in Basic and Professional editions. Evaluation version available for download. StudyResult -- (30-day free trial) General statistics package for: paired & unpaired t-test, one-way ANOVA, Fisher's exact , McNemar's, Chi2, Chi2 homogeneity , life table & survival analysis, Wilcoxon rank-sum & signed-rank, sign test, bioequivalence testing, correlation & regression coefficient tests. Special features for interpreting summary data found in publications (p-values & conf. intervals from summary statistics, converts p-values to CI's & vice versa, what observed results are needed to get a significant result, estimates from publications needed for sample size calculations). Includes equivalence- and non-inferiority testing for most tests. STATGRAPHICS Plus v5.0 (for Windows) -- over 250 statistical analyses: regression, probit, enhanced logistic, factor effects plots, automatic forecasting, matrix plots, outlier identification, general linear models (random and mixed), multiple regression with automatic Cochrane-Orcutt and Box-Cox procedures, Levene's, Friedman's, Dixon's and Grubb's tests, Durbin-Watson p-values and 1-variable bootstrap estimates, enhanced 3D charts. For Six Sigma work: gage linearity and accuracy analysis, multi-vari charts, life data regression for reliability analysis and accelerated life-testing, long-term and short-term capability assessment estimates. Two free downloads are available: full-function but limited-time(30 days), and unlimited-time but limited-function (no Save, no Print, not all analyses). NCSS-2000 Statistical Analysis System and PASS-2000 Power and Sample Size program for Windows (both programs in one 19-megabyte download) -- Comprehensive, easy to use. Free 30-day evaluation version of NCSS is limited to 100 rows of data. StatSimple -- a Mac package that does descriptive statistics, histograms and Box Plots, Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U-test, paired t-test, Wilcoxon test, linear regression, Pearson's and Spearman's coefficients, ANOVA with post-hocs (multi-comparisons vs control, Bonferroni, Fisher's LSD), Kruskal-Wallis statistic, and simple Chi-Square. The free version puts limits on dataset size. QuickStat -- a powerful yet very easy to use research tool for MS Windows. Does not assume statistical knowledge. The novice can call up advice on experimental design, analysis and interpretation from the integrated statistical help system. Results are presented in plain language. For the more experienced user, Arcus is an extremely useful statistical toolbox which covers biomedical statistical methods that are often absent or difficult to access from other statistical packages. The free download is limited to 50 cases, and expires after 3 months. MiniTab -- a powerful, full-featured MS Windows package, with good coverage of industrial / quality control analyses. The free Version 12 Demo expires after 30 days. InStat (Instant Statistics), a full-featured statistics package from GraphPad Software. Demo version disables printing, saving and exporting capabilities. Demo available for Windows only; commercial version available for Windows and Mac. Prism -- from GraphPad Software. Performs basic biostatistics, fits curves and creates publication quality scientific graphs in one complete package (Mac and Windows). Windows demo is fully-functional for 30 days, then disables printing, saving and exporting; Mac demo always disables these functions. CoStat 6.2 -- an easy-to-use program for data manipulation and statistical analysis, from CoHort Software. Use a spreadsheet with any number of columns and rows of data: floating point, integer, date, time, degrees, text, etc. Import ASCII, Excel, MatLab, S+, SAS, Genstat, Fortran, and others. Has ANOVA, multiple comparisons of means, correlation, descriptive statistics, analysis of frequency data, miscellaneous tests of hypotheses, nonparametric tests, regression (curve fitting), statistical tables, and utilities. Has an auto-recorder and macro programming language. Callable from the command line, batch files, shell scripts, pipes, and other programs; can be used as the statistics engine for web applications. Free time-limited demo available.
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Subset Packages: Each of these programs deals with a specific area of statistics (such as power analysis or mulitvariate analysis), or carries out a specific test or computation.
| Completely Free... can be freely downloaded and used in their fully-functional mode (no strings attached) | Free, but... "demonstration" or "student versions" of commercial packages; can be freely downloaded, but are usually restricted or limited in some way. |
| PS --
a well-implemented Windows 95/NT program for power and sample
size calculations from Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr. Handles dichotomous,
continuous, or survival response measures. Alternative hypothesis specified
either in terms of differing response rates, means, or survival times, or
in terms of relative risks or odds ratios. Studies with dichotomous or continuous
outcomes may involve either a matched or independent study design. Can determine
sample size for a specified power, power for a specified sample
size, or the specific alternative hypotheses that can be detected with a
given power and sample size. Produces graphs of relationships between power,
sample size and detectable alternative hypotheses (with any two of these
variables on x & y, and the third variable generating a family of curves
on a single graph). Linear or logarithmic axes may be specified. Can
print professional-quality power charts.
Factor -- a comprehensive factor analysis program. Provides univariate and multivariate descriptive statistics of input variables (mean, variance, skewness, kurtosis), Var charts for ordinal variables, dispersion matrices (user defined , covariance, pearson correlation, polychoric correlation matrix with optional Ridge estimates). Uses MAP, PA (Parallel Analysis), and PA - MBS (with marginally bootstrapped samples) to determine the number of factors/components to be retained. Performs the following factor and component analyses: PCA, ULS (with Heywood correction), EML, MRFA, Schmid-Leiman second-order solution, and Factor scores. Rotation methods: Quartimax, ,Varimax , Weighted Varimax, Orthomin , Direct Oblimin, Weighted Oblimin, Promax, Promaj , Promin, and Simplimax. Indices used in the analysis: dispersion matrix tests (determinant, Bartlett's, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin), goodness of fit: Chi-Square ,non-normed fit index, comparative fit index, goodness of fit index, adjusted GFI, RMS error of approx, and estimated non-centrality parameter (NCP), reliabilities of rotated components , simplicity indices: Bentler’s, and loading simplicity index. Provides mean, variance and histogram of fitted and standardized residuals, and automatic detection of large standardized residuals. KEYFINDER -- a menu-driven interactive program for generating, randomizing and tabulating blocked and/or fractional-replicate factorial designs in completely general situations. It can generate blocked and/or fractional-replicate designs with userspecified confounding and aliasing properties. KEYFINDERruns on all versions of Windows. You can download the Version 3.3 Overview document, in PDF format, here. To obtain a free copy of the program and manual, send an e-mail to the author: Peter.Zemroch@shell.com Weka -- a collection of machine learning algorithms for data mining tasks, implemented in Java. Can be executed from a command-line environment, or from a graphical interface, or can either be called from your own Java code. Weka contains tools for data pre-processing, classification, regression, clustering, association rules, and visualization, and is well-suited for developing new machine learning schemes. StatCalc -- a PC calculator that computes table values and other statistics for 34 probability distributions. Also includes some nonparametric table values, tolerance factors, and bivariate normal distribution. A help file is provided for each distribution. Scientific Calculator - ScienCalc program contains high-performance arithmetic, trigonometric, hyperbolic and transcendental calculation routines. All the function routines therein map directly to Intel 80387 FPU floating point machine instructions. Distributions -- Windows program allows for the analysis of discrete single dimension distributions. The program is based on various manipulations of the poisson, binomial and hypergeometric distribution. Available are the probability of an observed number of cases given a certain null hypothesis, the calculation of exact poisson, binomial or hypergeometric confidence intervals, the exact and approximate size of a population using catch-recatch methodologies, the full analysis of a Poisson distributed rate ratio, Fieller analysis, and two versions of the negative binomial distribution can be used in various ways. Beside the exact procedures there are also various approximate procedures available. From the Downloads section of the QuantitativeSkills web site. Multinomial -- This Windows program is the exact solution to the Chi-square Goodness of fit test of testing for a difference between an observed and an expected distribution in a one-dimensional array. For example, the test can be used to compare the distribution of diseases in a certain locality with an expected distribution on the basis of national or international experiences using an ICD classification. In a two-category array the multinomial test provides a two-sided solution for the Binomial test. For example, Multinomial {10 20 0.20 0.80} gives the two-sided probability (0.105) for the single sided Binomial {0.20 10 30} probability (0.061). The multinomial allows you to work with empty '0' observation cells although you must have an expectation about a cell. From the Downloads section of the QuantitativeSkills web site. Tables -- a Windows program for the analysis of tables with up to 2*7 and 3*3 cells. The program allows for exact and approximate statistics to be calculated for traditional, ordinal and agreement tables. Fisher exact, Number Needed to Treat, Proportional Reduction in Error Statistics, Normal Approximations, Four different Chi-squares, Gamma, Odds-ratio, t-tests and Kappa are among the many statistical procedures available. From the Downloads section of the QuantitativeSkills web site. MorePower -- another well-implemented power/sample-size calculator for any ANOVA design, for 1- and 2-sample t-tests, and for 1- and 2-sample binomial testing (sign test, chi-square test). EqPlot -- Equation graph plotter program plots 2D graphs from equations. The application comprises algebraic, trigonometric, hyperbolic and transcendental functions. BlockTreat -- a Java program that implements a very general Monte Carlo procedure that performs non-parametric tests (based on random permutations, not ranks) for block and treatment tests, tests with matching, k-sample tests, and tests for independence between any two random variables. Designs may be incomplete and unbalanced, or even have supernumerary entries. The tests are "exact", in the Monte-Carlo sense -- they can be made as accurate as desired by specifying enough random shuffles. PCP (Pattern Classification Program) -- a machine-learning program for supervised classification of patterns (vectors of measurements). PCP implements: Fisher's linear discriminant, dimensionality reduction using SVD, PCA, feature subset selection, Bayes error estimation, parametric classifiers (linear and quadratic), L-S (pseudo-inverse) linear discriminant, k-Nearest Neighbor, neural networks (Multi-Layer Perceptron), SVM, model selection for SVM, cross-validation, and bagging (committee) classification. Supports interactive (keyboard-driven menus) and batch processing. PEPI -- a collection of 43 small DOS / Windows programs that perform a large assortment of statistical tests. They can be downloaded individually, or as a single ZIP file. (A new Windows version is being developed; the test version can be downloaded here.) They were written to accompany the book Computer Programs for Epidemiologic Analyses: PEPI v. 4.0, by Abramson and Gahlinger, which is available for purchase. A freely-accessible article describing the new features of WinPEPI can be accessed here. The programs include: p-value adjustments for multiple significance tests; Attributable and Prevented Fractions: Case-Control Studies; Analysis of 2 x 2 Tables; Chi-square Tests of Association; Combining Measures of Association or Probabilities; Confidence Intervals; Aids to Use of Pearson's Correlation Coefficients; ifference Between Rates, Proportions or Means; Direct Standardization; Exact Test for a 2 x K Table; Tests for Goodness of Fit ; Fitting of Poisson and Binomial Distributions; Appraisal of Frequency Distribution ; Indirect Standardization; Agreement Between Categorical Ratings; Life Table Analysis; Logistic Regression Analysis (Unconditional and Conditional); Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test and Related Procedures ; Extended Mantel-Haenszel Procedure: Trend Analysis; Multiple Matched Controls; Correcting for Misclassification in 2 x 2 Tables; Analysis of Paired Samples ; Poisson Probability: Observed vs Expected Events; Poisson Regression Analysis; Power of a Test Comparing Two Proportions or Means; Probability and Inverse Probability Values: Z, t, Chi Square, F; Procedures using Random Numbers; Association Between Ordinal-Scale Variables; Comparison of Two Rates or Proportions; Comparison of Person-Time Incidence Rates; ower and Sample Size for Regression and Correlation Analyses; Comparison of Several Related Samples; Sample Size for Estimation of Proportion, Rate, or Mean; Sample Sizes for Comparison of Two Samples ; Internal Consistency of a Scale; Screening and Diagnostic Tests ; Seasonal Variation ; Smoothing of Curves and Median Polish Procedure; Kaplan-Meier Life Table Analysis, Log-rank and Logit-rank Tests; Calculation of Elapsed Time; Trend Analysis and Multiple Comparisons, and two special calculators: WHATIS and WHATS. TETRAD (from the TETRAD Project at CMU) -- a free program for creating, simulating data from, estimating, testing, predicting with, and searching for causal/statistical models of categorical (or ordinal) data and to linear models ("structural equation models') with a Normal probability distribution, and to a very limited class of time series models. Provides sophisticated methods in a friendly interface. It performs many of the functions in commercial programs such as Netica, Hugin, LISREL, EQS and other programs, and many discovery functions these commercial programs do not perform. TETRAD is limited to models The TETRAD programs describe causal models in three distinct parts or stages: a picture, representing a directed graph specifying hypothetical causal relations among the variables; a specification of the family of probability distributions and kinds of parameters associated with the graphical model; and a specification of the numerical values of those parameters. EasySample -- a tool for statistical sampling. Supports several types of attribute and variable sampling and includes a random number generator and standard deviation calculator. Has a consistent, easy-to-use interface. Results may be saved or read in CSV (spreadsheet compatible) or XML (Internet compatible) file formats or printed. EpiData -- a comprehensive yet simple tool for documented data entry. Overall frequency tables (codebook) and listing of data included, but no statistical analysis tools. Calculate sample size required for a given confidence interval, or confidence interval for a given sample size. Can handle finite populations. Online calculator also available. Grocer -- a free econometrics toolbox that runs under Scilab. It contains: most standard econometric capabilities: ordinary least squares, autocorelated models, instrumental variables, non linear least squares, limited dependent variables, robust methods, specification tests (multicolinearity, autocorelation, heteroskedasticity, normality, predictive failure,...), simultaneous equations methods (SUR, two and three stage least squares,...), VAR, VECM, VARMA and GARCH estimation, the Kalman filter and time varying parameters estimation, unit root tests (ADF, KPSS,...) and cointegration methods (CADF, Johansen,...), HP, Baxter-King and Christiano-Fitzgerald filters. It also contains some rare -and useful- features: a pc-gets device that performs automatic general to specific estimations, and a contributions device, that provides contributions of exogenous variables to an endogenous one for any dynamic equation. Has a -rough- interface with Excel and unlike Gauss or Matlab, it deals with true timeseries objects. Biomapper -- a kit of GIS and statistical tools designed to build habitat suitability (HS) models and maps for any kind of animal or plant. Deals with: preparing ecogeographical maps for use as input for ENFA (e.g. computing frequency of occurrence map, standardisation, masking, etc.); Exploring and comparing them by mean of descriptive statistics (distribution analysis, etc.); Computing the Ecological Niche Factor Analysis and exploring its output; and Computing and evaluating a Habitat Suitability map ROC Curves -- a set of downloadable programs and Excel spreadsheets to calculate and graph various kinds of ROC (Receiver Operator Characteristic) curves. BKD: Bayesian Knowledge Discoverer -- a computer program able to learn Bayesian Belief Networks from (possibly incomplete) databases. Based on a new estimation method called Bound and Collapse. Developed within the Bayesian Knowledge Discovery project. See also the commercial product, called Bayesware Discoverer, available free for non-commercial use. RoC: The Robust Bayesian Classifier -- a computer program able to perform supervised Bayesian classification from incomplete databases, with no assumption about the pattern of missing data. Based on a new estimation method called Robust Bayesian Estimator. Developed within the Bayesian Knowledge Discovery project. DQO-PRO -- a sample-size calculator for MS Windows that performs three types of calculations:
Probability Calculator -- Regular (p-value) and inverse calculation for most popular central and non-central probability distributions: Beta, Binomial, Bivariate Normal, Chi Square, Correlation, Fisher F, Gamma, Hypergeometric, Negative Binomial, Normal (Gaussian), Poisson, Student t, Studentized Range, Weibull. Binomial Probability Program (BPP) is a menu driven program which performs a variety of functions related to the success/ failure situation. Given the probability of occurrence for a specific event, this program calculates the probability that EXACTLY, NO MORE THAN, or AT LEAST a certain number of events occur in a given number of trials for all possible outcomes, and will generate plots for each of these. The program allows the user to repeatedly combine probabilities in series or in parallel, and at any time will show a trail of the calculations which led to the current probability value. Other program capabilities are the calculation of probabilities from input data, Gaussian approximation, and the generation of a mean time between failure (MTBF) table for various levels of confidence. Up to 2200 trials may be run, limited by IBM PC BASIC memory utilization. It is assumed that the user is familiar with the theory behind binomial probability distribution. ADE-4 -- multivariate analysis and graphical display software package for Mac andWin 95/NT. Includes component analysis and correspondence analysis, spatial data analysis methods (analogous to Moran and Geary indices), discriminant analysis and within/between groups analyses, many linear regression methods including lowess and polynomial regression, multiple and PLS (partial least squares) regression and orthogonal (principal component) regression, projection methods like principal component analysis on instrumental variables, canonical correspondence analysis and many other variants, coinertia analysis and the RLQ method, and several three-way table (k-table) analysis methods. Graphical displays include an automatic collection of elementary graphics corresponding to groups of rows or to columns in the data table, automatic k-table graphics and geographical mapping options, searching, zooming, selection of points, and display of data values on factor maps. Simple and homogeneous user interface. R (Not to be confused with the "R" statistical programming language!) -- A group of programs (Macintosh and VAX/VMS), originally developed for ecologists, various complex multidimensional and spatial analysis procedures. Contains AutoCorrelation, BioGeo, Chrono, Cluster, Cocopan, COnvert, GeoDistances, Import-Export, K-Means, Links, Look, Mantel, PCoord, Periodograph, PnComp, Simil, and VerNorm. Full documentation is provided. G*Power -- a general Power Analysis program for DOS and Macintosh. Performs high-precision analysis for t-tests, F-tests, Chi-square tests. Computes power, sample sizes, alpha, beta, and alpha/beta ratios. Has a comprehensive web-based tutorial and reference manual. Tests of Proportions- applies tests of significance for proportions (between observed vs expected and between two independent proportions). (Mac, 335K) CAcalculator -- calculates chronological age when given date of birth and date of test. (Mac, 700K) MacKappa -- calculates general and partial kappa coefficients for nominal data. (Mac, 220k) Weibull Trend Toolkit -- Fits a Weibull distribution function (like a normal distribution, but more flexible) to a set of data points by matching the skewness of the data. (Windows) CASSATT -- A pure Java graphical program to create linked scatterplots and parallel-coordinate plots. Runs on any platform that can run Java (Win/95/98/NT/2000, Mac, Unix, etc.) TURNER -- Macintosh software for interactivly analysing multidimensional discrete data. Uses interactive paradigms from exploratory graphical data analysis to the concise treatment of categorical data, typically arranged in two- or multi-way contingency tables. Including standard features for categorical data like Pearson's chi-squared test and log-linear models it offers the whole goodness-of-fit family of power divergence statistics and the N-value. Interactive contingency tables provide the user with the facility of easily switching between all two-dimensional views of multivariate data. All displays dealing with the same data set are fully linked and may be interacted with directly. BUGS -- Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling. Software for the Bayesian analysis of complex statistical models using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Command-line interface versions available for major computer platform; a Windows version, WinBUGS, supports a graphical user interface, on-line monitoring and convergence diagnostics. MSBNx -- a component-based Windows application for creating, assessing, and evaluating Bayesian Networks, created at Microsoft Research. Includes complete help files and sample networks. Bayesian Networks are encoded in an XML file format. QUEST (Quick, Unbiased and Efficient Statistical Tree), and CRUISE (Classification Rule with Unbiased Interaction Selection and Estimation. Two statistical decision tree algorithms for classification and data mining, by Wei-Yin Loh and Yu-Shan Shih. AMELIA -- A program for substituting reasonable values for missing data (called "imputation") SPSS Syntax Files -- a large collection of SPSS routines for randomized study design , sampling strategies, meta-analysis, sanple size for confidence intervals, correlation tests, psychometry and other areas. The documentation is in Portuguese, but the scripts are usable as-is. You can have AltaVista automatically translate the page into English by going here, but do not use the "translated" scripts! A collection of MS-DOS program from the Downloads section of the QuantitativeSkills web site:
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StatCalc
(30-day free trial download) -- a handy desk-top tool and instructional aid
that transforms from a standard calculator to a collection of modules that
calculate statistics, graph distributions, and provide statistical help with
definitions, formulas, and interpretation. (Windows)
WinSPC (30-day free trial)-- statistical process control software to:
The Unscrambler -- multivariate data analysis software for exploratory statistics, regression analysis, classification, prediction, principal components analysis (PCA), partial least squares regression (PLSR) analysis and three-way PLS regression and experimental design. Free 30-day evaluation copy available. ADDPLAN -- software for sample size calculation and adaptive monitoring of clinical trials. Handles traditional single fixed sample designs, survival analyses, proportions, means, non-inferiority, flexible (adaptive) designs, group-sequential designs, ?-spending function designs, simultaneous control of Type I & II error, adaptive sample sze recalculation, recursive designs based on conditional Type I error, interim monitoring & analysis, classical stopping boundaries, repeated and end-of-trial conf. inter's and p-values, and a powerful simulation tool. Free 30-day limited-function trial version available for download. Statistics Problem Solver -- tutoring software that not only solves statistical problems, but also generates step-by-step solutions in order to help students understand how to solve statistical problems. Includes: Histograms, Binomial, Poisson, Exponential, Continuous, Group Comparison and Test of Significance. Two other similar tutorial programs are available from the same company: A&G Grapher -- for plotting any 2D or 3D equation typed into the program. Graphs can be customized in color, scale, resolution, etc., and can be exported or copied-and-pasted into other application. Also calculates slope, area under the curve, tracing and matrix transformation. Calculus Problem Solver -- differentiates any arbitrary equation and outputs the result, providing detailed step-by-step solutions in a tutorial-like format. Can also initiate an interactive quiz in which you can solve differentiation while the computer corrects your solutions. Power and Precision -- (30-day free trial download) An "industrial strength" program for calculating power, sample size, and attainable precision for: t-tests and z-tests (1-group, 2-group, paired, unpaired), Proportions (1-group, 2-group Chi Square or Fisher Exact, McNemar, KxC, Sign test), Correlations (1-group and 2-group), ANOVA / ANCOVA (1-, 2-, or 3-way), Multiple hierarchical linear regression (covariates / main effects, interactions, dummy-coded variables, polynomial), R2 increments, sequential sets), Logistic regression (1 or 2 continuous variables, 5-level categorical), Survival analysis (accrual options , constant or variable hazard, attrition), Equivalence tests (proportions or means). StudySize (free demo subset and 30-day trial versions) -- for power / precision / sample size calculations, hypothesis testing, point estimation and confidence interval calculations. Includes equivalence- and non-inferiority testing for most tests, Monte Carlo simulation for small samples; group sequential interim analyses . Tests: Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, Sign; Student t, 1-way ANOVA, Fisher's exact, McNemar's,Chi2, Life table, Log-rank,Bioequivalence, Correlation and Regression coefficients. Point estimates & confidence intervals for means, medians, SDs, location & scale params in normal, log-normal, exponential, binomial, hypergeometric, Poisson distributions, and more. Design-Ease and Design-Expert -- two programs from Stat-Ease that specialize in the design of experiments. Full-function 45-day evaluation copies of both programs are available for download. AGREE -- to measure agreement of nominal data, where two or more judges classify objects into nominal scale categories. Bayesware Discoverer -- a computer program able to learn Bayesian Belief Networks from (possibly incomplete) databases. Based on a new estimation method called Bound and Collapse. This is a commercial product, available free for educational and other non-commercial use. See also the freeware product: BKD: Bayesian Knowledge Discoverer. ZeroRejects -- Implements the "Six Sigma" statistical process control methodology developed by Motorola. The alpha and beta version are freely downloadable. (Win 95/98/NT). Prognosis -- for analysis of time-series data. Uuses artificial intelligence and powerful statistical methodology to achieve high forecasting accuracy. Easy to use; does not require any background in statistics or time series analysis. Free evaluation copy available for download. Quality Improvement Software from Statit Software (30-day free trial downloads)
A set of individually-downloadable PC programs and PDF tables from the University of Granada:
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| Completely Free... can be freely downloaded and used in their fully-functional mode (no strings attached) | Free, but... "demonstration" or "student versions" of commercial packages; can be freely downloaded, but are usually restricted or limited in some way. |
| EasyReg (Easy
Regression Analysis), by Herman J. Bierens. Incredibly powerful and
multi-featured program for data manipulation and analysis. Designed for
econometrics, but useful in many other disciplines as well. For Win
98/98/NT4.
Compumine Rule Discovery System -- easy to use data mining software for developing high-quality rule based prediction models, such as classification and regression trees, rule sets and ensemble models. This program is licensed under the P3 license model wich means that it is free to use forever for developing rule-based predictive models, and can be freely downloaded here. gretl -- a cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Mac, etc.) package for econometric analysis. Has an intuitive interface (English, French, Italian & Spanish). Supports a wide variety of least-squares based estimators, including two-stage & nonlinear least squares, augmented Dickey-Fuller test, Chow test for structural stability, Vector Autoregressions, ARMA estimation. Creates output modelss as LaTeX files, in tabular or equation format. Has an integrated scripting language: enter commands either via the gui or via script, command loop structure for Monte Carlo simulations and iterative estimation procedures, GUI controller for fine-tuning Gnuplot graphs, Link to GNU R for further data analysis. Reads own format XML data files, Comma Separated Values files, Excel and Gnumeric worksheets, BOX1 files, own format binary databases (allowing mixed data frequencies and series lengths) and RATS 4 databases. Includes a sample US macro database. See also the gretl data page. mle - Maximum Likelihood Estimation -- a simple programming language for building and estimating parameters of likelihood models. Originally designed for survival models, but the language has evolved into a general-purpose tool for building and estimating general likelihood models. Available for Windows and Linux; also provides User Manual, Reference Manual, and Quick Reference Card. WinSAAM -- Windows implementation of SAAM (System Analysis and Modeling Software). Lets you create mathematical models, design and simulate experiments, and analyze data. Models can contain differential equations, which will be numerically integrated and fit to data. Graphic and tabular output is provided. Boomer -- Non-linear Regression Program for Analysis of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data. Includes normal fitting, Bayesian estimation, or simulation-only, with integrated or differential equation models. Allows selection of weighting schemes and methods for numerical integration. Free downloads for Macintosh and PC; online manual, tutorial, sample data sets. PLS-PC 1.8 -- A DOS program to do Partial Least Squares regression (PLS). Developed by J. Lohmöller, and distributed for free by J. McArdle. An introductory overview of PLS by Wynne CHin can be found here. DEMETRA -- user-friendly interface to TRAMO/SEATS and X-12-ARIMA . JoinPoint Regression Program (from the National Cancer Institute) -- for the analysis of trends using joinpoint models (where several different lines are connected together at the "joinpoints."). Takes trend data (e.g cancer rates) and fits the simplest joinpoint model that the data allow, using a Monte Carlo Permutation method. Models may incorporate estimated variation for each point (e.g. when the responses are age adjusted rates) or use a Poisson model of variation. In addition, the models may also be linear on the log of the response (e.g. for calculating annual percentage rate change). The software also allows viewing one graph for each joinpoint model, from the model with the minimum number of joinpoints to the model with maximum number of joinpoints. |
CurveExpert --
comprehensive curve fitting system for Windows. Handles linear regression
models, nonlinear regression models, interpolation, or splines. Over 30 models
built-in; custom user-defined regression models. Full-featured graphing
capability. Supports an automated process that compares your data to each
model to choose the best curve. 30-day evaluation of shareware package.
DTREG generates classification and regression decision trees. It uses V-fold cross-valication with pruning to generate the optimal size tree, and it uses surrogate splitters to handle missing data. A free demonstration copy is available for download. NLREG performs general nonlinear regression. NLREG will fit a general function, whose form you specify, to a set of data values. A free demonstration copy is available for download. Partitionator -- a fast recursive partitioning engine that uses a learning set to generate rules by which a dependent variable can be predicted, by optimally splitting continuous predictors. Free 30-day evaluation. NeuroSolutions -- applies neural network technology to many situations, including regression. Free evaluation version does everything except print or save networks. LOCFIT -- a software system for fitting curves and surfaces to data, using the local regression and likelihood methods. (from Bell Labs) Runs on various platforms under R or S statistical systems; also available as a stand-along package for Win95/98/NT. Origin -- technical graphics and data analysis software for Windows. Includes 3D and contour plotting, FFT filtering; works closely with Excel. 30 evaluation. CART -- Salford Systems flagship decision-tree software, combines an easy-to-use GUI with advanced features for data mining, data pre-processing and predictive modeling. |
Biostatistics and Epidemiology:
| Completely Free... can be freely downloaded and used in their fully-functional mode (no strings attached) | Free, but... "demonstration" or "student versions" of commercial packages; can be freely downloaded, but are usually restricted or limited in some way. |
| OpenEpi Version 2 -- OpenEpi is
a free, web-based, open source, operating system-independent series of programs
for use in public health and medicine, providing a number of epidemiologic
and statistical tools. Version 2 was made available 4/25/2007 with a new
interface. In the previous version results of analyses were presented in
a pop-up window and this was a nuisance when pop-up prevention was invoked
in a browser or security program. Version 2 presents results without using
pop-up windows and, in addition, offers better methods for installing OpenEpi
on the user’s computer so that it can be run without an internet connection.
M.D. Anderson Statistical Software Library-- A large collection of free statistical software (almost 70 programs!) from the Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics department of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Software is distributed in the form of program source files and/or self-extracting archives of executable programs for Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux environments. Lifetables -- Windows program for Mortality Analysis for Demography and Epidemiology. The program will calculate the life expectancy, including all intermediary statistics, variance an confidence interval for the life expectancy, Potential Gains in Life Expectancy (PGLE), Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) and Lifetime Years of Potential Life Lost (LYPLL). YPLL can be calculated adjusted for competing causes of mortality and both YPLL and LYPL can also be discounted. Two populations can be compared using direct and indirect standardization, the SMR and CMF and by comparing two lifetables. Confidence intervals and statistical test are provided. There is an extensive helpfile in which everything is explained. From the Downloads section of the QuantitativeSkills web site. Sample Size for Microarray Experiments -- compute how many samples needed for a microarray experiment to find genes that are differentially expressed between two kinds of samples (e.g.: cancer vs. normal tissue), by performing separate gene-by-gene t-tests. You specify how many genes you're looking at, how many false positives you are willing to accept, how large a difference you want to be able to detect (as the fold difference between the two kinds of samples), the power of the test (% of differentially expressed genes likely to be detected by the experiment), and an estimate of the logarithmic SD of the gene intensities. MIX (Meta-analysis with Interactive eXplanations) -- a statistical add-in for Excel 2000 or later (Windows only). Ideal for learning meta-analysis (reproduces the data, calculations, and graphs of virtually all data sets from the most authoritative meta-analysis books, and lets you analyze your own data "by the book"). Handles datasets with dichotomous & continuous outcomes; calculates Risk Diff, RR, OR, Mean Diff, Hedges's g, Cohen's d; performs standard & cumulative meta-analysis with CI ,z & p; fixed and random effects modeling; Cochran's Q with p-value; Higgins's I2 and H with CI; and publication bias tests: Rank correlation (tau-b) test with z & p, Egger's and Macaskill's regression tests with CI, and Trim-and-Fill. Generates numerous plots: tandard and cumulative forest, p-value function, four funnel types, several funnel regression types, exclusion sensitivity, Galbraith, L'Abbe, Baujat, modeling sensitivity, and Trim-and-Fill. EWOC - Escalation With Overdose Control -- a Bayesian method for selecting dose levels in Phase I Clinical Trials while controlling the probability of exceeding the maximum tolerated dose. This is a stand-alone Windows (95 through XP) program that receives information about dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) observed at some starting dose, and calculates the doses to be administered next. DLT information obtained at each dosing level guides the calculation of the next dose level. (For some strange reason, the EWOC download web site does not work properly with the FireFox web browser; but it does work with MS Internet Explorer.) STPLAN -- Performs power, sample size, and related calculations needed to plan studies. Covers a wide variety of situations, including studies whose outcomes involve the Binomial, Poisson, Normal, and log-normal distributions, or are survival times or correlation coefficients. Available for MS-DOS and Mac; also as Fortran and C source code. Epi Info -- a completely re-designed and modernized Windows version of the famous Epi Info for DOS, from the Center for Disease Control. You can rapidly develop a questionnaire or form, customize the data entry process, and enter and analyze data. Produces epidemiologic statistics, tables, graphs, and maps are produced with simple commands. Displays geographic maps with data from Epi Info. Compatible with industry standards, including MS Access and other SQL and ODBC databases, Visual Basic v6, web browsers and HTML, and other file formats. Extensible architecture (permitting the "open-source" development of additional modules. Contains :Epi Report, to combine analysis output and other data into a professional report format that can be saved as HTML files for easy distribution or web publishing; Epi Map, an ArcView®-compatible GIS; NutStat, a nutrition anthropometry program that calculates percentiles and z-scores using either the 2000 CDC or the 1978 CDC/WHO growth reference; Logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis; Data Compare, which does double data entry comparison; Epi Lock password protects, encrypts, and compresses Epi Info data; and teaching exercises. PEPI -- a collection of 43 small DOS / Windows programs that perform a large assortment of statistical tests. They can be downloaded individually, or as a single ZIP file. Free Public Health & Epidemiology Software -- written by Mark Myatt)and others:
PAMCOMP (Person-years And Mortality COMputation Program) -- a free Windows 95/98/NT application for calculating person-years and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs). The calculation of person-years allows flexible stratification by sex, and self-defined and unrestricted calendar periods and age groups, and can lag person-years to account for latency periods.The SMR computation includes calculation of 90%, 95%, and 99% confidence intervals. Has filters for ASCII, dBase, Excel, Access, Paradox to import cohort and reference data and to export distributions of person-years and deaths. ARIMA -- a seasonal adjustment program for PC and Unix, developed by the Census Bureau. Click here for a review of version X-12. DEMETRA -- (Win 9x/NT) a user-friendly interface to the seasonal adjustment methods TRAMO/SEATS and X-12-ARIMA . Developed by Eurostat to facilitate the application of these modern time series techniques to large-scale sets of time series and in the explicit consideration of the needs of production units in statistical institutes. Client/server architecture can access various kinds of databases and files. Contains two main modules: seasonal adjustment and trend estimation with an automated procedure (e.g. for unexperienced users or for large-scale sets of time series), and with a user-friendly procedure for detailed analysis of single time series. Meta-analysis 5.3 -- Free DOS statistics software for meta-analysis. Probably still the most frequently used meta-analysis software in the world. Can select the analysis of exact p values or effect sizes (d or r, with a cluster size option). Can plot a stem-and-leaf display of correlation coefficients. A utility menu is provided that allows various transformations and preliminary computations that are typically required before the final meta-analysis can be performed. EasyMA -- a free user-friendly MS-DOS program for the meta-analysis of clinical trials results. Developed to help physicians and medical researchers to synthesize evidence in clinical or therapeutic research. EPIMETA (from CDC) -- a DOS-based meta-analysis program that features a Windows-like interface which makes data entry, file manipulation, and subgroup analysis easy. Life Table -- available in Lotus and Excel formats. Diagnostic Statistics -- calculates diagnostic efficiency statistics (i. e., sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive power, Kappa, etc.). (Mac, 335K) ABSRISK -- a program (MS-DOS) for estimating absolute risks from relative risks. Uses age-specific mortality and morbidity data to convert relative risk estimates into absolute risk estimates. That is, it estimates the probability that a patient will suffer a specific morbid or mortal outcome in a given time interval. The user first specifies a data file that contains the needed mortality and morbidity data for the disease of interest. She then gives her patient's age and relative risk, and the time interval over which the risk estimate is to be derived. The program derives this risk, which is given both interactively and in a log file. Biodiversity Research Software -- Five software packages, with documentation:
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HICAST -- a PC-based program for rapid entry of clinical and laboratory parameters needed for the calculation of ten internationally applied scoring systems used on the an Intensive Care Unit. Allows sharing of relvant data, so multiple enrties of the same data are not necessary. |
Surveys, Testing, and Measurement:
| Completely Free... can be freely downloaded and used in their fully-functional mode (no strings attached) | Free, but... "demonstration" or "student versions" of commercial packages; can be freely downloaded, but are usually restricted or limited in some way. |
| CCOUNT -- a package
for market research data cleaning, manipulation, cross tabulation and data
analysis. Similar to, and uses the same syntax as, SPSS-MR "Quantum",
a well known commercial package for processing market research data. Available
for Windows, Linux, and SunOS. C++ source code also available, under the
GNU General Public Licerse.
ProtoGenie -- a free extensible web-based environment for research design and data collection for surveys, experiments, clinical trials, time series, cognitive and vision research, and methods courses. Lets you specify groups and define measurement and treatment events and their sequencing. The goal is to let users move smoothly from research design and data collection to interim and final statistical analysis. DENTRY -- a card and column based data entry tool for market research data. Produces IBM 360 column binary code (multipunch data) or ASCII data files. Supports up to 99 card-imagess per logical record/respondent. Consists of two programs (one for creating data entry masks and one for the main data entry procedure) that run on every PC operating system from PC/MS-DOS to systems with Win32 DOS Box (Win9X, 2000, NT, XP). GGUM2004 (Item Response Theory Models for Unfolding) -- a Windows-based program that estimates parameters in the generalized graded unfolding model (GGUM; Roberts, Donoghue, & Laughlin, 2000). Has a user-friendly interface to prepare command files, run the core estimation program, and display results. Allows different questionnaire items to have varying numbers of response categories (useful when sparse responses require recoding into fewer response categories. Handles sporadically missing responses. Provides item fit statistics and diagnostic graphics of performance. Rasch Measurement Software -- deals with the various nuances of constructing optimal rating scales from a number of (usually) dichotomous measurements, such as responses to questions in a survey or test. Several free student/demo software packages are available. These may be freely downloaded, used, and distributed, and they do not expire. They are:
Q-Method -- a statistical program for analyzing data from the Q-Sort Technique. Enter data (Q-Sorts) the way they are collected, i.e. as 'piles' of statement numbers. It computes intercorrelations among Q-Sorts, which are then factor-analysed with the Centroid (or, alternatively, PCA) method. Resulting factors can be rotated either analytically (Varimax), or judgmentally with the help of two-dimensional plots. Finally, after selecting the relevant factors and 'flagging' the entries that define the factors, the analysis step produces an extensive report with a variety of tables on factor loadings, statement factor scores, discriminating statements for each of the factors as well as consensus statements across factors, etc. AnSWR -- Analysis Software for Word-based Records -- a free software system from the C.D.C. for coordinating and conducting large-scale, team-based analysis projects that integrate qualitative and quantitative techniques (for Windows). ez-text -- a software program from the C.D.C. developed to assist researchers create, manage, and analyze semi-structured qualitative databases. CSPro (Census and Survey Processing System) -- a public-domain software package for entering, tabulating and mapping census and survey data. IMPS (Integrated Microcomputer Processing System) -- performs the major tasks in survey and census data processing: data entry, data editing, tabulation, data dissemination, statistical analysis and data capture control. (from CDC) WebQ -- a set of HTML files for performing Q-Sorts online and collecting the data for subsequent analysis. Stats -- Windows program for several commonly-needed statistical functions for marketing researchers: random numbers;sample sizes needed for surveys; mean, standard deviation, standard error and range for keyboard-entered data; standard error of a proportion; significance testing between two percentages from independent samples; significance between two percentages from dependent samples; significance testing between two averages from independent samples; contingency table analysis (i.e., Chi-Square) SABRE -- a Fortran program for statistical analysis of binary, ordinal and count recurrent events. Such data are common in many surveys either with recurrent information collected over time or with a clustered sampling scheme. It is particularly appropriate for the analysis of work and life histories, and has been used intensively on many longitudinal datasets. POSDEM -- Uses simulation techniques to analyze and compare alternate sampling strategies for surveys. Performs power / sample size / precision analyses for different sampling methods: systematic, stratified, random, etc. Windows versions available in Spanish and English. SSCalculator -- calculates standard scores (z, t, NCE) as well as percentiles and Wechsler test scores. (Mac, 315K) ASCAcalculator for Macintosh and Windows -- performs syndromic profile analysis with both generalized distance and r(p) calculation methods for Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA) scores. (Mac:200K, Win:500K) MacPotthoff -- performs Potthoff regression bias analysis. (Mac, 200K) WISC-III Profile Calculator for Macintosh and Windows -- uses generalized distance method to determine if the subtest profile of a single case is multivariately unusual or common in comparison to subtest clusters found in the WISC-III standardization sample. (Mac, 360K; Win anticipated in September) DEMETRA -- user-friendly interface to TRAMO/SEATS and X-12-ARIMA . Sociological Insights -- displays statistical information in an easy-to-use format, designed for teaching quantitative sociological reasoning. It uses aggregate data from the 50 U.S. states to teach the principles of distribution, correlation, and regression. It uses questionnaire data from the 2000 and 1994 General Social Surveys to teach distribution and cross-tabulation. The States module has 289 variables in all. The Survey module displays 249 variables from the 2000 GSS, plus (as a separate data set) 113 variables from the 1994 GSS. |
Form Artist -- lets you
design and create online forms for data collection via the Web. Forms and
surveys run on any web server (Microsoft, Unix, Linux ), and work with all
browsers (no plugins required. WYSIWYG interface gives complete control over
the appearance of forms (any shape, size, number of pages, color scheme).
Create multi-page forms on the same web page without reloading.. Supports
the usual data entry fields (text, numbers, lists, checkboxes etc.), also
unique objects such as picture grids and emoticons. Can fill in forms online
or offline. Completed data can then be sent back via email or by file. Free
evaluation version available.
AssiStat -- a Windows-based package of calculations and analyses useful in educational and psychological research, practice, and in measurement and statistics courses. Designed as a complement to typical statistical packages rather than as a primary analysis tool, it picks up where primary analysis packages usually fall short--in performing secondary analyses like correction of correlations for restriction in range or less-than-perfect reliability, and other specialized analyses and calculations usually not available in standard packages without special programming. Free demo available. StatPac Survey Software -- to design andimplement surveys, and to acquire, manage and analyze data from surveys. Supports multiply data types and question formats, multi-language spell-checking, large files (2,000 variables & 10,000,000 cases, basic statistics (crosstab & banner tables) & graphics, automatic coding of text responses, and data import / export capabilities. Optional Web Survey Module and Advanced Statistics Module (curve fitting, multiple regression, logistic regression, factor, analysis of variance, discriminant function, cluster, and canonical correlation). A demo version is available (limited to 35 cases). NewMDSX -- software for Multidimensional Scaling (MDS), a term that refers to a family of models where the structure in a set of data is represented graphically by the relationships between a set of points in a space. MDS can be used on a variety of data, using different models and allowing different assumptions about the level of measurement. This site offers a free month trial of the Windows version; a completely free copy of constituent programs, notes, documentation, test Input& Output in MS-DOS; a not-for-profit full Windows copy priced at cost; and a site with a range of data, cross-reference, & information. GLIMMIX -- a powerful approach to segmentation based on latent class models. Analysis of brand choice, purchase frequency and preference data. CORWIN -- a program for correspondence analysis, which decomposes relations in a two-way table. ConTEST -- a decision support system for assembly of educational and psychological tests from item banks. MUDFOLD (Multiple UniDimensional unFOLDing) -- for analyzing proximity data (e.g., attitudes, preferences, or choices) with the Coombsian unfolding model. WINMIRA -- Latent Class Analysis (LCA), the Rasch model (RM), and the Mixed Rasch model (MRM) and Hybrid models (HYBRID). T-Rasch -- exact or non-parametric tests for the Rasch model. LPCM-WIN -- a menu-driven program to apply ‘Linear Partial Credit Models’ in item analysis and measurement of change. Kwalitan -- for analysis of qualitative data, such as protocols of interviews, articles, and annual reports. |
Excel Spreadsheets and Add-Ins:
| Completely Free... can be freely downloaded and used in their fully-functional mode (no strings attached) | Free, but... "demonstration" or "student versions" of commercial packages; can be freely downloaded, but are usually restricted or limited in some way. |
| PopTools -- Windows DLL
for Excel 97 and 2000 (PC's only). Facilitates analysis of matrix population
models & simulation of stochastic processes. Adds a new menu item and
installs many powerful functions: matrix decompositions (Cholesky, QR, singular
values, LU), eigenanalysis (eigenvalues and eigenvectors of square matrices)
and formulas for generation of random variables (Normal, binomial, gamma,
exponential, Poisson, logNormal). Also has routines for iterating spreadsheets
to run Monte Carlo simulations, conduct randomisation tests (including the
Mantel test) and calculate bootstrap statistics. Some facilities for
maximum-likelihood parameter estimation, and some other generally useful
functions. Free download from website, which also has documentation, examples,
and related links.
SimulAr -- Provides a very elegant point-and-click graphical interface that makes it easy to generate random variables (correlated or uncorrelated) from twenty different distributions, run Monte-Carlo simulations, and generate extensive tabulations and elegant graphical displays of the results.
EZAnalyze -- enhances Excel (Mac and
PC) by adding "point and click" functionality for analyzing data and creating
graphs (no formula entry required). Does all basic "descriptive statistics"
(mean, median, standard deviation, and range), and "disaggregates" data (breaks
it down by categories), with results shown as tables or disaggregation graphs".
Advanced features: correlation; one-sample, independent samples, and paired
samples t-tests; chi square; and single factor ANOVA. EZ-R Stats -- supports a variety of analytical techniques, such as: Benford's law, univariate stats, cross-tabs, histograms. Also supports databases such as mySQL, SQLite, MS-Access, MS-SQL. Simplifies the analysis of large volumes of data, enhances audit planning by better characterizing data, identifies potential audit exceptions and facilitates reporting and analysis. This language is a Computer Assisted Audit Technique (CAAT) in support of COSO, SAS 78, SAS 99 and analysis required by Sarbanes-Oxley. SSC-Stat -- an Excel add-in designed to strengthen those areas where the spreadsheet package is already strong, principally in the areas of data management, graphics and descriptive statistics. SSC-Stat is especially useful for datasets in which there are columns indicating different groups. Menu features within SSC-Stat can:
22 Distribution Functions -- There is one spreadsheet for each of the following distribution functions: Beta, Binomial, Chi-Square, Discrete Uniform, Gamma, Geometric, Hypergeometric, Multivariate Hypergeometric, Laplace, Logistic, Multinomial, Negative Binomial, Normal, Bivariate Normal, Log-normal, Pareto, Poisson, Rectangular, Snedecor F, Student-t, Triangular, and Weibull. Each spreadsheet gives a graph of the distribution, along with the value of various parameters, for whatever shape and scale parameters you specify. You can also download a ZIP file containing all 22 spreadsheets. DAG_Stat -- calculates an enormous number of quantities from a 2 -by-2 table:
MIX (Meta-analysis with Interactive eXplanations) -- a statistical add-in for Excel 2000 or later (Windows only). Ideal for learning meta-analysis (reproduces the data, calculations, and graphs of virtually all data sets from the most authoritative meta-analysis books, and lets you analyze your own data "by the book"). Handles datasets with dichotomous & continuous outcomes; calculates Risk Diff, RR, OR, Mean Diff, Hedges's g, Cohen's d; performs standard & cumulative meta-analysis with CI ,z & p; fixed and random effects modeling; Cochran's Q with p-value; Higgins's I2 and H with CI; and publication bias tests: Rank correlation (tau-b) test with z & p, Egger's and Macaskill's regression tests with CI, and Trim-and-Fill. Generates numerous plots: tandard and cumulative forest, p-value function, four funnel types, several funnel regression types, exclusion sensitivity, Galbraith, L'Abbe, Baujat, modeling sensitivity, and Trim-and-Fill. OZGRID -- contains over 4000 pages (and growing) of information on Excel and VBA for Excel. Many add-on's are for sale, but there is also an enormous amount of totally free content: downloads, a free 24/7 question and answer support forum for MS Office, a free Excel monthly newsletter full of detailed tips, tricks, hacks and more for Excel and VBA. Spreadsheet123 -- a collection of over 70 free Excel spreadsheets from financial services provider A&N Poligraph. (These will also run under an almost-free Excel-like program, Spreadsheet Software Developer.) Spreadsheets include: capital budgeting, acquisition/buyout, company valuation, risk analysis, FCFE and FCFF, lease or buy a car, NPV & IRR, cash flow, capital structure, stock & bond valuation, financial projections, risk analysis, foreign market exchange, income statement what-if analysis, historical & pro-forma financial statements, template for assessing risk of information technology and data warehousing, IPO timeline, Malcolm Baldrige quality model, and risk return optimization, among many others. Very-high-precision Statistical Probability Functions -- Provides double-precision (16 significant figures) mass , density, cumulative, inverse probability distributions, critical values, and confidence bounds for the geometric, negative binomial, binomial, Poisson, hypergeometric, negative hypergeometric, exponential, normal, chi-square, gamma, Student t, Fisher F and beta; non-central gamma, chi-square, beta, t and F; and the mixed Gamma-Poisson, Beta-Binomial, and Beta-Negative-binomial distributions. The routines are programmed in VBA, embedded within an Excel spreadsheet that illustrates the usage of each of them. DE Histograms -- an Excel add-in that provides comprehensive descriptives stats, histograms, outlier detection, normality testing, and much more. Exact confidence intervals for samples from the Binomial and Poisson distributions -- an Excel spreadsheet with several built-in functions for calculating probabilities and confidence intervals. (42k long). Confidence interval around a difference between two proportions (and around the "number needed to treat"), using the Newcombe Wilson hybrid score, by Dan Tandberg. More accurate than the usual normal-approximation formulas. BiPlot -- by Ilya Lipkovich and Eric P. Smith, of Virginia Tech. A user-friendly add-in for Excel to draw a biplot display (a graph of row and column markers from data that forms a two-way table) based on results from principal components analysis, correspondence analysis, canonical discriminant analysis, metric multidimensional scaling, redundancy analysis, canonical correlation analysis or canonical correspondence analysis. Allows for a variety of transformations of the data prior to the singular value decomposition and scaling of the markers following the decomposition. Essential Regression and Experimental Design -- an Excel 95/97 add-in and electronic book package for linear multiple and polynomial regression. Includes significance tests of model and parameters, model adequacy checking, tests for multicollinearity and variance inflation factors, autocorrelation, model optimization, stepwise regression, and experimental design (screening designs, orthogonality and rotatability, and response surface modeling). Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Reliability spreadsheets from John Zorich's web site -- designed to simplify activities in Production and R&D. Formally validated to be "GMP" and "Part 11" compliant . Free spreadsheets include:
Lifetable -- does a full abridged current life table analysis to obtain the life expectancy of a population. Furthermore, one can calculate Potential Gains in Life Expectancy (PGLE) after removing cause k, considering competing causes of death; the (Premature) Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL), this is the number of person years added to the total number of person years lived in a population if cause of death k would be removed; the Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR), standardized numbers per 100,000 and the Comparative Mortality Figure (CMF) can also be calculated. From the Downloads section of the QuantitativeSkills web site. Intracorrelation -- does intra correlation calculations for dichotomous or binary yes/no type outcome variables according to two different methods proposed for the single cluster one by Fleiss and another one by Bennett et.al. A third spreadsheet concerns a method for two clusters by Donner and Klar. You will have to insert your own data by overwriting the tables in the second (total number of positive responses) and third (total number of negative responses) or fourth column (total number). From the Downloads section of the QuantitativeSkills web site. Weighted Least Squares Linear Fits -- an Excel add-in from Philip Kromer (Univ. of Texas) ASCA Profile Analysis -- EXCEL spreadsheet template for performing syndromic profile analysis of Adjustment Scale for Children and Adolescents scores. (Mac, 25K) Correlation Tests -- EXCEL spreadsheet template which tests the significance of difference between correlations (both independent and dependent). (Mac, 25K) Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) -- EXCEL template, graphs the ROC curve and calculates Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) using a nonparametric method. Mac, 20K) |
XLStatistics
-- a set of Excel (ver 5+) workbooks for statistical analysis of data. A
step-by-step guide to data analysis with separate workbooks for handling
data with different numbers and types of variables. Contains most standard
analyses, analyses using only summary data, power / sample size , nonparametrics,
curve fitting , non-linear regression, analysis for 2x2 tables. XLStatistics
is not an Excel add-in and all the working and code is visible. A free version
for analysis of 1- and 2-variable data is available.
XLMathematics -- A set of Excel (Ver 5+) for mathematical computations: graphing , calculus (computing limits, computing and graphing derivatives and/or tangent lines, evaluating integrals using various techniques), Linear algebra (Gauss-Jordan elimination, allowing step-by-step views). Analyse-it -- includes over 30 parametric & non-parametric statistical functions, including multiple linear regression analysis, ANOVA, & chi-square statistics. A separate specialized package for clinical method evaluation provides NCCLS and IFCC procedures for accuracy & imprecision. Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Reliability spreadsheets from John Zorich's web site -- designed to simplify activities in Production and R&D. Formally validated to be "GMP" and "Part 11" compliant . Demo's of spreadsheets include:
Excel Business Tools -- Excel (97 or later) templates for financial analysis and business decision making scenarios. Some are fully functional for a free 30-day trial period (Project Planning and Management, Investment and Business Valuation, Real Option Valuation, Multiple Regression Analysis and Forecasting, Portfolio Performance Monitoring, Portfolio Optimization); others are completely free (Bond Yield-to-maturity Calculation, Optimal Hedging Strategy). All can be freely distributed for viewing. This web site also contains a large directory of other Excel templates and add-ins for Business Finance, Financial Markets, Operations & Management and Excel Productivity. |
Programming Languages and Subroutine Libraries:
| Completely Free... can be freely downloaded and used in their fully-functional mode (no strings attached) | Free, but... "demonstration" or "student versions" of commercial packages; can be freely downloaded, but are usually restricted or limited in some way. |
| MuPAD -- a very powerful and general
computerized algebra system, developed at the University of Paderborn, now
distributed by SciFace Software. In
the same category as Mathematica and Maple, it does numerical calculations,
symbolic manipulation (algebra, differentiation & integration), graphing,
and programming. A free "lite" (but still very powerful) version for PC and
Mac can be downloaded.
Statistics101 -- executes programs written in the easy-to-learn Resampling Stats statistical simulation language. You write a short, simple program in the language, describing the process behind a probability or statistics problem. Statistics101 then executes your Resampling Stats model thousands of times, each time with different random numbers or samples, keeping track of the results. When the program completes, you have your answer. Runs on Windows, Mac, Lunux -- any system that supports Java. R -- a programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. Similar to S or S-plus (will run most S code unchanged). Available for Windows, various Unix flavors (including Linux), NextStep and Mac. Provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, ...) and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible. Well-designed publication-quality plots can be produced, including mathematical symbols and formulae where needed. The R environment includes:
Apophenia -- a statistics library for C. It provides functions on the same level as those of the typical stats package (OLS, probit, singular value decomposition, &c.) but doesn't tie the user to an ad hoc language or environment. Octave -- a high-level mathematical programming language, similar to MATLAB, for numerical computations -- solving common numerical linear algebra problems, finding the roots of nonlinear equations, integrating ordinary functions, manipulating polynomials, and integrating ordinary differential and differential-algebraic equations. It is easily extensible and customizable via user-defined functions written in Octave's own language, or using dynamically loaded modules written in C++, C, Fortran, or other languages. Runs under Linux and Windows. J -- a modern, high-level, general-purpose, high-performance programming language. Runs on Windows, Unix, Mac, and PocketPC handhelds. J runs both as a GUI and in a console (command line). Much like APL, but uses "conventional" symbols, rather than APL's a specialized character set. J is particularly strong in the mathematical, statistical, and logical analysis of arrays of data. J systems have:
Matvec -- an object oriented programming language with extensive statistical capabilities. Can handle problems ranging from matrix and vector manipulation to the analysis of linear and generalized linear mixed models. Runs in Linux and Windows environments; has a command-line (non-GUI) user interface, and a strong "Unix-like" flavor. mle - Maximum Likelihood Estimation -- a simple programming language for building and estimating parameters of likelihood models. Originally designed for survival models, but the language has evolved into a general-purpose tool for building and estimating general likelihood models. Available for Windows and Linux; also provides User Manual, Reference Manual, and Quick Reference Card. Ox -- an object-oriented matrix programming language with a comprehensive mathematical and statistical function library. Matrices can be used directly in expressions, for example to multiply two matrices, or to invert a matrix. The major features of Ox are its speed, extensive library, and well-designed syntax, which leads to programs which are easier to maintain. Versions of Ox are available for many platforms. The "Console" version can be freely downloaded for academic and research use; the "Professional" version must be purchased. Mx -- a matrix algebra interpreter and numerical optimizer for exploration of matrix algebra. Many built-in fit fuctions for structural equation modeling and other statistical modeling. Has fitting fuctions like those in LISREL, LISCOMP, EQS and CALIS, along with facilities for maximum likelihood estimation of parameters from missing data structures, under normal theory. Users can easily specify complex 'nonstandard' models, define their own fit functions, and perform optimi |