SPSS, STATA, and SAS: Flavours of Statistical Software

This workshop takes you on a quick tour of Stata, SPSS, and SAS. It examines a data file using each package. Is one more user friendly than the others? Are there significant differences in the codebooks created? This workshop also looks at creating a frequency and cross-tabulation table in each. Which output screen is easiest to read and interpret? The goal of this workshop is to give you an overview of these products and provide you with the information you need to determine whick package fits the requirements of you and your user.