Statistical Software
Mann Library provides the following programs for statistical analysis, as well as related programs in systems dynamics and modeling. CISER also has a variety of statistical resources. The Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit maintains a list of statistical software availability across the Cornell campus. See our Statistical Resources page for sources of data and help.
Popular Statistical Software at Mann
CrimeStat is a spatial statistics program for the analysis of crime incident locations and interfaces with most desktop GIS programs. See ICPSR's CrimeStat III page for more information.
Located in: B30A & B30B classrooms.
DBMS/COPY translates data files across over 70 different formats, including all popular general statistical packages, many data base programs, and spreadsheets. It is now available with a Cornell site license. For more information, see StatNews #36.
Located in: Stone Classroom
JMP is a menu-based software package produced by SAS Institute. The most outstanding features of JMP include the graphical presentation of statistical results, interactivity between program output and data and the ability to work with multiple data sheets simultaneously. See the University of Tennessee's JMP tutorial page for more information. Located in: Stone Classroom, B30A & B30B classrooms.
MathCAD's interactive, visual interface makes it easy to set up, analyse, solve and document all kinds of technical problems, using real mathematical notation which you can integrate on-screen with text and graphics. See the MathCAD Plus web site for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom
MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numeric computation. See the MATLAB documentation pages for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom, CIT classroom, Dell loaner laptops, CIT PC's on Mann's 1st floor.
Minitab is an easy-to-use package, used interactively on many computer systems to provide data manipulation and statistical analysis for small to medium sized datasets. Data are held in a temporary worksheet of rows and columns. See the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit's Minitab page for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom, CIT classroom, Dell loaner laptops, CIT PC's on Mann's 1st floor, B30A & B30B classrooms.
SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a general purpose data analysis system for managing data and analyzing it statistically. It's primary strengths are a comprehensive set of well-established, accurate and efficient library of statistical procedures and documentation corresponding to each. See the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit's SAS page for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom, B30A & B30B classrooms.
SPSS is the acronym of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. SPSS is one of the most popular statistical packages which can perform highly complex data manipulation and analysis with simple instructions. It is designed for both interactive and non-interactive (batch) uses. See the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit's SPSS page for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom, B30A & B30B classrooms.
S-Plus provides functionality in a wide variety of areas, including robust regression, modern non-parametric regression, time series, survival analysis, multivariate analysis, classical statistical tests, quality control, and graphics drivers. Add-on modules add additional capabilities. See the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit's S-Plus page for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom, B30A & B30B classrooms.
Stata is a complete, integrated statistical package that provides everything needed for data analysis, data management, and graphics. See the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit's Stata page for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom, B30A & B30B classrooms.
Stat/Transfer translates data files across 25 different formats, including general statistical packages, many data base programs, and spreadsheets. It is less comprehensive, and less expensive than DBMS/COPY. For more information, see StatNews #36.
Located in: Stone Classroom
Vensim PLE (Personal Learning Edition) is software that gets you started in system dynamics modeling. Vensim is used for developing, analyzing, and packaging high quality dynamic feedback models. See Vensim's site for more information.
Located in: Stone Classroom, B30A & B30B classrooms.
Help with Statistical Software
Our Statistical Resources page lists various types of help available to Cornell patrons using statistical software as well as sources of data.