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Mac Forum / Applications / Excel / July 2007Statistical Packages for Mac LX 2004
Can anyone recommend a good statistical package (add-in) that runs on Mac Excel X.3.6? Ed Volchok Hi Ed - Not knowing exactly what your needs are, have you yet activated Tools> Add-Ins - Analysis ToolPak? You may find more there than you thought you had :) BTW - You did mean 11.3.6, right?  SignatureHTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac > Can anyone recommend a good statistical package (add-in) that runs on > Mac Excel X.3.6? > > Ed Volchok > Hi Ed - > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > Ed Volchok Bob, Sorry for the slow reply. Yes, 11.3.6. And, yes, I've installed the Analysis ToolPak. I teach Statistics at a community college. The textbooks I review all have statistical Add-Ins above those that Microsoft supplies. unfortunately none work on the Mac. These Add-Ins are said to have greater functionality than the Analysis ToolPak. BTW, several textbooks warn readers that Excel is less accurate that SPSS or other stand alone statistical programs. Do you know if this is correct? Unfortunately for Mac users, the latest version of SPSS does not work with Intel-based Macs, EV On 7/27/07 10:10 AM, in article 1185545432.350409.236720@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com, >> Hi Ed - >> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > EV Sorry, Ed - can't really offer anything as my statistics use is not that intense and I haven't kept up with available software that goes beyond the ATP. I haven't noticed any specific issues with what little I've used it for but I really don't have the in-depth experience to comment on the accuracy - pro or con. Perhaps some of the others will jump in with more insights. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac > > Hi Ed - > > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > EV I use QI Macros which are an Excel add-in at work on a Windows box, and the product CD contains Mac versions of the macros as well. They do expand on the capability of Excel's Analysis Toolpak. I've used them mostly for charting data. You can read more about them at http://www.qimacros.com John Hi, In certain unlikely situations Microsoft Excel will produce erroneous results - usually in the tails near the limits of Excel's degree of calculation precision. This article has details: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=828888&product=xl2003 Excel critics go out of their way to praise gnumeric as if it were the perfect answer. In my own testing I found it to be better, but not perfect. I started a workbook that compares the answers to the calculations cited by critics. If you want me to send a copy to you drop be a line. You should be able to figure out my email address if you think that hot is warmer than warm. -Jim Quoting from "edvolchok@nyc.rr.com" <edvolchok@nyc.rr.com>, in article 1185545432.350409.236720@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com, on [DATE: > BTW, several textbooks warn readers that Excel is less accurate that > SPSS or other stand alone statistical programs. Do you know if this is > correct? Unfortunately for Mac users, the latest version of SPSS does > not work with Intel-based Macs, SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVPs are not Microsoft Employees MVP info http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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