Biostatistics
We provide general support in biostatistics, from experiment planning to data analysis and presentation of results.
We recommend the following resources:
Commercial statistical packages
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STATISTICA
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SPSS
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Systat
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Origin
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JMP
Other options
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The R-Project for Statistical Computing - An open-source programming language used mainly for statistics and data analysis.
There is a certain learning curve, but this is a very versatile option, as new packages are constantly being written and updated for every possible statistical test.
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SAS - A commercial business analytics software with strong statistical capabilities (available at WIS by site license).
Less recommended in terms of user-friendliness.
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Matlab - Widely used in WIS and available by site license, Matlab can also be used for statistical analyses.
Online tools
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Stat Trek - Statistical tools and probability calculators.
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Quick-R - An excellent tutorial for beginning to use R for statistics.