As SPSS is not a cheap program for small universities, the question is which comparable alternatives of free and friendly (offline) software turn out to work best in practice, especially for students in the language and learning department. It usually involves student samples, which mainly involve testing and questionnaires.
Hello Ronald,
There isn't much that competes with the R family (https://www.r-project.org/) for sheer scope and range of library options (with more being added each month), and for free. However, new users to statistical software often find that base R is intimidating due to its command/syntax structure. There are a number of "front-end" shells that make it more friendly, including Jamovi, Deducer, R Commander (Rcmdr), and RStudio.
Here are two links to a wide range of free (or in some cases, free to try) statistical software that you may find helpful as well:
http://statpages.info/javasta2.html
https://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/top-free-statistical-software/
Happy hunting!
Hello Ronald,
There isn't much that competes with the R family (https://www.r-project.org/) for sheer scope and range of library options (with more being added each month), and for free. However, new users to statistical software often find that base R is intimidating due to its command/syntax structure. There are a number of "front-end" shells that make it more friendly, including Jamovi, Deducer, R Commander (Rcmdr), and RStudio.
Here are two links to a wide range of free (or in some cases, free to try) statistical software that you may find helpful as well:
http://statpages.info/javasta2.html
https://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/top-free-statistical-software/
Happy hunting!
Hi, you can also have a look at the free SPSS alternative which is named PSPP.
I agree with doctor Stamatis Ntanos : SPSS or its alternative PSPP. More easier for students in application and understanding. Faculties of Medicine in Egypt ( developing country ) are depending on licensed SPSS for undergraduates and postgraduates except in Public health departments that focus on SPSS and other advanced software.
Hi, Ronald.
My personal pick would be the R language. It is a very convenient (free) statistical programming language. The reason is that R, unlike other commercial languages such as SPSS or Matlab, is free. Rstudio complements the environment of the R programming language in a friendlier interface.
Hope you find the software that suits you best!
If you are a medical student, then I will recommend the software Graphpad Prism.
It's really easy and simple, just put in your data and the software will help you make statistics analysis and draw high quality graphs. You can try the full version for free for one month, and then subscribed every month at about 10 Eur. I will highly recommend it.
However, if you say you don't want pay any money, then R language should be the best choice. However, you have to spend time learning basic Linux knowledge and know which R package you should use to make statistics analysis or draw graphs.
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