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Which variety of Linux is best suited to work with R, SAS, SQL, Matlab? [closed]
Which variety of Linux is best suited to work with R, SAS, SQL, Matlab?
Is it Scientific Linux?
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Statistical package that works with sql database
At my firm we have been calculating fundamental stock factors each week for over a decade. We have the performance of each of these factors. I'd like to enhance the statistical analysis of these ...
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Multiple-criteria decision analysis packages for Java
Does any multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) package/library exist in Java?
I work on ABM modelling and need to do use such a package to guide agents in their assessments. Previously I had ...
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Software for working with exponential random graphs
I am looking for software packages for working with exponential random graph models (fitting/generating them and sampling from the graph distributions).
I have only found two packages so far, both ...
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Which statistical software is suitable for teaching an undergraduate introductory course of statistics in social sciences?
I am looking for a statistical software package which I can use in an introductory course of statistics for a social science study programme. The students have no prior knowledge of statistics and no ...
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parallelism in data mining softwares
I'm working on a data set for order prediction/classification and a close deadline upcoming. Fortunately, my university has a super-computer with restricted access. I was thinking of using a few nodes ...
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Any R software package that can perform GxE and stability analysis?
I am looking for a software package that can perform stability analysis as done by:
Eberhart, S.A. and W.A. Russell, 1966. Stability parameters for comparing varieties. Crop Sci., 6: 36-40.
Is a ...
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Gretl - calculate the estimated variance of the residuals
I want to learn the statistics package gretl.
My first attempt to do so is to calculate a linear regression model of a set of data:
$$y_i = \alpha + \beta x_i + u_i$$
First I want to create a ...
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Program for Sequential Monte Carlo Algorithm
Does anybody has the
example of the program which
simulates Sequential Monte Carlo Algorithm?
In any software. I'm trying to write such
kind of program but there constantly are
question and problems I ...
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Equations solving and software help for making math patterns
I would like to convert the collected data into mathematical equations by introducing for each requirement by a parameter. In this way, I will get some equations in unknowns. We know a method of ...
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Test dataset to assess validity of software implementation
I am writing a a=software implementation that computes arbitrary-order central moments. The implementation looks good, but I want to make sure I made no mistake.
Is there out there classical datasets ...
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Minitab and output
When you conduct a 1 sample t-test why does minitab only give an upper bound or a lower bound for a confidence interval? So if $H_0: \mu = \mu_0$ and we test $H_a: \mu < \mu_0$ or $H_a: \mu > ...
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Regression for poisson process in R
I have a series of samples of varying length, and the number of bugs created in those time samples. Reading the literature, this is often modeled as a Poisson process. If you write it like:
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Program yourself or use data mining toolkit?
I'm quite comfortable using Python and additional ML/Visualization packages for ML and data mining. How does the free data mining software RapidMinder, KNIME, etc. compare to this approach and does it ...
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How can I estimate parameters of a convolution of an exponential and gamma?
Ideally, I would input a one-dimensional array of data, and output the estimates for the three parameters. I'm not very familiar with any statistics software but I have MATLAB (and all of the free ...
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Does anyone know any good open source software for visualizing data from database?
Recently I came across Tableau and tried to visualize the data from database and csv file. The user iterface enables the user to visualize time and spatial data and create plots in an instant. Such ...
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Off-the-shelf conjoint analysis software?
Any recommendations for easy to use and inexpensive software for conjoint analysis? I took graduate level stats more than a decade ago and would prefer something relatively easy to handle.
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R vs STATA which is more valuable to an actuary?
I'm going to school to be an actuary and I am just now starting to learn the basics of different statistical software packages. I have used both STATA and R, and I'm not sure which I like better. If ...
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How do I calculate the p-value for each mutual information?
I've calculated the Mutual Information for my dataset using ARACNE, but I need to get p-values for each Mutual information. How do I calculate them? Is there any software for this calculation?
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WEKA vs RDS (Rule Discovery System)
Between the two data mining software, which is easier to use: WEKA or RDS (Rule Discovery System)?
What are the pros and cons of both software?
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Forward and backward production linkages of urban manufacturing industries and its hinterlands agriculture [closed]
What methodology may be helpful and what emperical model/software can be used for analysis?
I think that mixed methods of research with dominantly qualitative approach may be employed for data ...
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Is there any free software for Oden's Ipop?
I'm trying to use software that has an Oden's Ipop Statistics function. I prefer knowing if something is available for FREE.
I have searched through the internet, but unfortunately I did not find ...
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Separation of multiple overlapping normal distributions
The problem is separation of multiple normal distributions of fish length, each normal distribution representing a distinct year class contributing to the overall population in a long-lived species. ...
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Software to compute p-values and Cohen's kappa for 10 by 10 contingency table?
I have a 10 by 10 contingency table with most of my cells = 0, and my total cell count = 70. Is there a statistical package or online calculator which I can use to obtain p-values and Cohen's kappa?
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What are speed differences beetwen ML implementations in different languages?
I am trying to write my own ML library. For speed reasons I started out writing things in C using BLAS, but then I learned that NumPy and Theano also use BLAS. I am wondering if there are huge speed ...
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How do you make forest plot with difference in means and CI?
I have to prepare forest plot for anti-hypertensive drugs. So far, I have seen forest plots that used odds ratios. I have difference in mean change in blood pressure in 2 groups along with 95% ...
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Alternative to SAS Enterprise Guide
Is there any freeware or commercial alternative to SAS EnterpriseGuide?
I'm looking mostly for it's ability to save complex structured queries so the statistical libraries are of secondary ...
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What would be the most potent free CAS for mathematical statistics?
I am looking for a free CAS (Computer Algebra System) that is most able to do mathematical statistics. I thought of SAGE, but it doesn't seem to be very powerful.
It can't derive t-distribution : ...
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How to perform linear regression with categorical factors? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to test the statistical significance for categorical variable in linear regression?
I need to perform a multiple regression analysis. My dependent variable or ...
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Is there a software package designed to automatically check the assumptions of various statistical tests?
I have been having a hard time deciding which statistical test to choose for a dataset. The more a read on the web, the more I get confused since frequently there are different opinions when it comes ...
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Parameter estimation for the sum of two Independent (not necessarily i.d.) Gamma RVs
I'm a bit of a stats newbie so take it easy on me if this ends up being somehow trivial. I'm working on a problem that involves parameter estimation for the sum of two independent gamma distributions ...
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How to calculate minF' with corrected degrees of freedom?
If you're working with crossed random effects (a sample of words and a sample of people), you should report a minF' rather than just your F1 and F2 values according to Clark (1973), Raaijmakers et al. ...
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Which the best programming language to handle time series?
I work with CSV files containing 10-minute data of temperatures of some years of a station, and I usually perform some calculations: mean, average, correlations between two stations, correlations in ...
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Understanding what Dassault iSight is doing?
I've been tasked with taking up some modeling (perhaps predictive) for chemical formulations and some resultant performance characteristics. I have experience with finite element analysis (mechanical ...
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What is a good software for data collection à la CDC's Epi Info?
I am a medical student working on a project which requires massive data that are collected manually through data entry operators. Although I am using traditional tool used by epidemiologists, Epi ...
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Ruby as a statistics workbench
This is also a question that relates very much to Python as a statistics workbench and excel as a statistics workbench. I know there is a huge discussion about Ruby versus Python but this is not the ...
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Is the R language reliable for the field of economics?
I am a graduate student in economics who recently converted to R from other very well-known statistical packages (I was using SPSS mainly). My little problem at the moment is that I am the only R user ...
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Does Julia have any hope of sticking in the statistical community?
I recently read a post from R-Bloggers, that linked to this blog post from John Myles White about a new language called Julia. Julia takes advantage of a just-in-time compiler that gives it wicked ...
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Help choosing the optimal time series analysis package
I am developing an app for time series analysis that should support the following:
Exponential Smoothing (Holt-Winters)
Box-Jenkins
curve fitting (straight line, quadratic, exponential, growth)
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What are some good (ideally free) tools to give laymen access to basic statistical techniques?
I have been a contract worker for two different companies now, which means I show up at a place for 3-6 months and blow their minds with my awesomeness, but then, to everyone's disappointment, I ...
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Good statistical software system for teaching response surface design?
I am looking for a good software system to teach students on response surface designs with. Few things I can think of are SAS Proc RSReg or SAS ADX. Is there any other software?
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Feature naming conventions
I'm curious to know what others tend to see as a suitable naming convention for model features or variables, particularly as they relate to their use and reference in software applications.
For ...
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Common standards for data import file formats for statistics software?
I'm looking for common standards (file formats) for how most statistics software packages import data.
The reason is that I'm going to make an export function for a simulation software package.
The ...
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Implied volatility in R software
Does somebody know if R computes implied volatility as a number or directly in percentage value? And historical one?
e.g. the output I get for implied volatility is about 1.58. Does it mean that the ...
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Problem with character vectors and linear regression in R
Quick question.
I want to perform a linear regression that looks like this:
lm(y ~ x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 +x5, mydata)
This works fine if I manually write out this ...
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Determining optimum sample size and statistical tests
I'ma stats newbie and do not know how to go about this. So I will lay it out as best as i can in the hope that some one here can help me out !
I work for a IT Infrastructure (Datacenter services) ...
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Truncated normal distribution with WinBUGS
I am trying to do a very simple regression analysis using a truncated normal distribution with WinBUGS.
Let's suppose the following model $Y|\beta_0,\beta_1,\sigma \sim ...
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Data dependency detection software
I need to have software for detecting dependencies among data attributes. The simplest example: we have a database table representing results of some social quiz. Columns represent questions; rows, ...
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Does anyone have experience with IBM's “SPSS Modeler”?
SPSS Modeler seems like a great tool for data mining (especially for prediction etc.) but it is extremely costly for individuals like me (around 20,000 euros excl. tax). There is also a video.
I am ...
