Data Analysis using Microsoft Office Excel 2003

[PapaNii Lamptey]

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[Edward Boadi]

Nii,
Can you be specific about what you want to do .

Regards.
Edward


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[Mark A Davenport MADAVENP]

Nii,

I can some this up in 1 word: DON'T.  Excel is a spread sheet.  It may be
a good spread sheet.  But it is NOTa data analysis package.  There are
many other options available.  SPSS, obviously, SAS, Stata,.  There are
also some things you can pick up on the web for low or no cost.  Most do
the math correctly but you pay for options and ease of use.  As Ed said,
if you can be more specific, we might be able to give you a better sense
of what you need.  If you know what you need to do, go to the library and
get a basic book on SPSS, SAS, etc..  Even a cursory review should give
you a sense of whether or not the program has the features you need.  I
get the sense that you are taking about survey item scoing/analysis.  Is
this true?  Raynauld Levesque has some great information about how to use
SPSS to manage  survey items within SPSS.

http://www.spsstools.net/

Mark


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Subject: Data Analysis using Microsoft Office Excel 2003


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[Jack Rotman]

ProgId Word.Document Generator Microsoft Word 11 Originator Microsoft Word 11 Mark: This really does depend on which kind of statistics a person needs. For descriptive statistics, Excel does enough for most needs. Inferential is, of course, very weak.

I' m a long-term SPSS user, though nowhere near as intense a user as most of you. When I did a presentation at a conference two years ago, several of those attending asked about using Excel instead of SPSS. Since then, I have discovered that

-----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mark A Davenport MADAVENP Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 10:44 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Data Analysis using Microsoft Office Excel 2003

Nii,

I can some this up in 1 word: DON'T. Excel is a spread sheet. It may be
a good spread sheet. But it is NOTa data analysis package. There are
many other options available. SPSS, obviously, SAS, Stata,. There are
also some things you can pick up on the web for low or no cost. Most do
the math correctly but you pay for options and ease of use. As Ed said,
if you can be more specific, we might be able to give you a better sense
of what you need. If you know what you need to do, go to the library and
get a basic book on SPSS, SAS, etc.. Even a cursory review should give
you a sense of whether or not the program has the features you need. I
get the sense that you are taking about survey item scoing/analysis. Is
this true? Raynauld Levesque has some great information about how to use
SPSS to manage survey items within SPSS.

http://www.spsstools.net/

Mark


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Mark A. Davenport Ph.D.
Senior Research Analyst
Office of Institutional Research
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
336.256.0395
[hidden email]

'An approximate answer to the right question is worth a good deal more
than an exact answer to an approximate question.' --a paraphrase of J. W.
Tukey (1962)






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[O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA)]

Our office is thinking of upgrading from 12 to 14 but have no idea if
there are any problems. I asked before and was told to wait for 15.  Is
15 near being available? If so, how is it compared to 12.

Thanks

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[zstatman]

I would go to V15 which is available so call SPSS. There were major
advancements made between V12 & V15 so, IMHO, skip V14

S

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O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA)
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:50 PM
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Subject: Upgrade from 12 to 14 or wait?

Our office is thinking of upgrading from 12 to 14 but have no idea if there
are any problems. I asked before and was told to wait for 15.  Is
15 near being available? If so, how is it compared to 12.

Thanks

**************************************************
* Patricia O'Connor
* Associate Computer Programmer Analyst
* OTDA - BDMA
* (W) mailto:Patricia.O'[hidden email]
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[King Douglas]

I agree wholeheartedly with Will Bailey.

  King Douglas
  American Airlines Customer Research

"Will Bailey [Statman]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
  I would go to V15 which is available so call SPSS. There were major
advancements made between V12 & V15 so, IMHO, skip V14

S

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA)
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:50 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Upgrade from 12 to 14 or wait?

Our office is thinking of upgrading from 12 to 14 but have no idea if there
are any problems. I asked before and was told to wait for 15. Is
15 near being available? If so, how is it compared to 12.

Thanks

**************************************************
* Patricia O'Connor
* Associate Computer Programmer Analyst
* OTDA - BDMA
* (W) mailto:Patricia.O'[hidden email]
* (w) mailto:[hidden email]
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[Melissa Ives]

You can see a version comparison at the SPSS website:
 http://www.spss.com/software_version/index.cfm?product=base

If you select Version 14, you will see information about 14 and 15.
If you select Version 12, you will see information about versions from
12 through 15 (etc.)

Melissa

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King Douglas
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Upgrade from 12 to 14 or wait?

I agree wholeheartedly with Will Bailey.

  King Douglas
  American Airlines Customer Research

"Will Bailey [Statman]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
  I would go to V15 which is available so call SPSS. There were major
advancements made between V12 & V15 so, IMHO, skip V14

S

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA)
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:50 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Upgrade from 12 to 14 or wait?

Our office is thinking of upgrading from 12 to 14 but have no idea if
there are any problems. I asked before and was told to wait for 15. Is
15 near being available? If so, how is it compared to 12.

Thanks

**************************************************
* Patricia O'Connor
* Associate Computer Programmer Analyst
* OTDA - BDMA
* (W) mailto:Patricia.O'[hidden email]
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[Art Kendall]

The Beta of 15 was impressive.  I would also advise moving to 15 rather
than 14.

Has anybody actually received v15? Has it been shipped?

Art Kendall

King Douglas wrote:

>I agree wholeheartedly with Will Bailey.
>
>  King Douglas
>  American Airlines Customer Research
>
>"Will Bailey [Statman]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>  I would go to V15 which is available so call SPSS. There were major
>advancements made between V12 & V15 so, IMHO, skip V14
>
>S
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
>O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA)
>Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:50 PM
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Upgrade from 12 to 14 or wait?
>
>Our office is thinking of upgrading from 12 to 14 but have no idea if there
>are any problems. I asked before and was told to wait for 15. Is
>15 near being available? If so, how is it compared to 12.
>
>Thanks
>
>**************************************************
>* Patricia O'Connor
>* Associate Computer Programmer Analyst
>* OTDA - BDMA
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[bdates]

I received my copy of v15 yesterday.

Brian

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> The Beta of 15 was impressive.  I would also advise moving to 15 rather
> than 14.
>
> Has anybody actually received v15? Has it been shipped?
>
> Art Kendall
>
> King Douglas wrote:
>
> >I agree wholeheartedly with Will Bailey.
> >
> >  King Douglas
> >  American Airlines Customer Research
> >
> >"Will Bailey [Statman]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >  I would go to V15 which is available so call SPSS. There were major
> >advancements made between V12 & V15 so, IMHO, skip V14
> >
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> >O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA)
> >Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:50 PM
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> >Subject: Upgrade from 12 to 14 or wait?
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> >Our office is thinking of upgrading from 12 to 14 but have no idea if
> there
> >are any problems. I asked before and was told to wait for 15. Is
> >15 near being available? If so, how is it compared to 12.
> >
> >Thanks
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> >* Associate Computer Programmer Analyst
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