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Hi Kristen, My knowledge of Minitab is limited by my
age, I fear. The only version that existed when I last worked with it operated
in a UNIX environment on mini‑mainframe computers like the VAX, and it was
only used for teaching. Maybe it’s more dynamic now. I have used SPSS quite
a bit for SPC program development in aerospace manufacturing environments.
Frankly, although I think that SPC is the best tool for basic study because it
is designed to separate normal from outside‑influenced variation, predictive
modeling really requires more power than most canned SPC systems can offer. I
don’t know if she’s on the listserv, but I know that Jessica Archer
in WA is getting herself academically tooled-up for playing with multivariate analyses.
You may want to shoot the question past her. At the very least, she should be
able to tap a professor for some ideas – I’m sure that she is doing
the same shopping, so your goals are similar. Bob Program Manger Earth 911 From: owner-beachnet@great-lakes.net
[mailto:owner-beachnet@great-lakes.net] On
Behalf Of Kristen.Strassner@oprhp.state.ny.us Hi - We are hoping to tap into the experience of others
managing and analyzing beach data. At New York State Parks, we currently use Excel's data
analysis tool pack for statistical analyses. As you may know,
Excel is fairly limited in its applications and not the most
user-friendly statistical program! Thus, we are planning on investing in
some statistical software. If you have any recommendations as
to statistical software that you've found useful in analyzing beach
data, we would appreciate them. In particular, we'd be interested in
hearing your opinions of SPSS, SAS, Minitab, and PRIMER software. Thanks, Kristen Kristen
Strassner Environmental Analyst Environmental Management
Bureau (17th Floor) E-mail Kristen.Strassner@oprhp.state.ny.us Phone (518) 474-0409 Fax (518) 474-7013 |