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Evans, Gerald E.; Newman, William A. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1988
Comparison of three microcomputer statistical packages, SPSS, SAS, and BMDP, focuses on ease of use, ease of learning, documentation, accuracy, similarity to the mainframe version, and speed. The results of eight statistical multivariate analyses used to evaluate their performance are given. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Microcomputers
Bajgier, Steve M.; Atkinson, MaryAnne – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1989
Describes the use of a simulated learning environment (SLE) as an instructional aid in teaching multivariate statistics, particularly inferential statistics. A prototype microcomputer-based SLE called MVWORLD developed at Drexel University for upper level statistics courses is explained, and implementing a statistics laboratory for multivariate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Educational Environment
