Date:         Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:00:14 +0200
Reply-To:     Spousta Jan <JSpousta@CSAS.CZ>
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From:         Spousta Jan <JSpousta@CSAS.CZ>
Subject:      Re: Is SAS really more powerful than SPSS?
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Hi Tara and Nils,

in my opinion the UCLA comparison is good, but a bit outdated. SAS has since moved towards user-friendliness (I mean the Guide) and SPSS towards more powerful data management (working with more files at once, greatly enhanced syntax programability using Python scripts). So you should better try the newest versions of both programs.

As for me, I prefer SAS for complex data management tasks with really huge files, and SPSS for the everyday's analytic work with small and moderate files because the work is quicker and more convenient.

Greetings

Jan

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Nils Braakmann
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:30 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Is SAS really more powerful than SPSS?

Hi Tara,
UCLA Academic Technology Services provides a good comparison between  SAS, SPSS and Stata, available at:
_http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/faq/compare_packages.htm_ (http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/faq/compare_packages.htm) .
Best regards,
Nils

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