Which statistical software to use? a comparison of Matlab, Python, R, SPSS and Excel
Almost everyone doing a postgraduate research degree will have to collect, analyse, and visualise data. This work will be an essential part of your dissertation (of course) but also of conference presentations, public engagement activities, and press releases. There will be graphs and diagrams, pictures and illustration, summaries and infographics.
There are a number of software packages that can be used, either alone or in combination, for this type of work; and the aim of this session is to give researchers hands-on experience to as many of them as possible - and to compare them side-by-side to help inform decisions about which is the appropriate choice.
We will provide sample data and simple exercises in Matlab, Python, R, SPSS opr Excel. Attendees will work (singly or in groups) to get the same (or comparable) results in some or all (depending on time) of these packages allowing them to make informed decisions about which systems they wish to study further.
Facilitator: Martin CoathCourse dates and times:
- 25 October 2022, 10:30-12:30 UK time (on campus)
- 25 April 2023, 10:30-12:30 UK time (on campus)