Software Page

Data analysis software freely available or licensed for Carleton-owned computers

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Package	License	PC	Mac	Linux	Campus Availability	Suggested Use	Tutorial
Transana	Free (for version 2.12, more recent versions cost money)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes, somewhere (ask Paula)	Qualitative analysis of video and audio; steep learning curve	Click here
Survey Monkey	Free to use, small monthly fee to export	Web	Web	Web	Web	Homepage	Click here
StatTransfer	Licensed (for one computer only)	Yes	No	No	Yes but only on the #3 computer in 3rd Willis lab	N/A	Click here
StatPlus:Mac LE	Free	No	Yes	No	Yes	Statistical analysis program for Mac	Click here
StatCrunch	Online, fee or membership based	Web	Web	Web	Web	Web-based data analysis	Click here
STATA	License paid for by Carleton	Yes	No	No	Yes	Regression and statistical analysis program; available in Windows only	Click here
SPSS	License paid for by Carleton	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Statistical analysis program; powerful	Click here
SPlus	License paid for by Carleton	Yes	No	No	Yes	Very powerful; useful for regression analysis and statistics; has Graphical User Interface	Click here
R	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Open-source version of S-Plus; no Graphical User Interface (command line), difficult to learn but additional resources here	Click here
PSPP	Free	Yes	No	No	No	Free alternative to SPSS	Click here
Microsoft Excel	License paid for by Carleton	Yes	Yes	No	Yes almost everywhere	Microsoft's spreadsheet and graphing software; available almost everywhere	Click here
Mathematica	License paid for by Carleton	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Computational and graphical resource for mathematics	Click here
Kaleidagraph	License paid for by Carleton	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Scientific graphing and curve-fitting	Click here
gretl	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Open-source regression software	Click here
Gnumeric	Free	Yes	No	No	No	Free, open-source spreadsheet software	Click here
eViews	NOT LICENSED '11-'12	Yes	No	No	No	Econometric analysis, forecasting, and simulation	Click here
EditPad	Free	Yes	No	No	Yes	Text editor; great for qualitative and content analysis	Click here
CSPro	Free	Yes	No	No	No	Software used by US Census Bureau to compute statistics	Click here
ArcGIS	License paid for by Carleton	Yes	No	No	Yes	Great for mapping and spatial statistics	Click here