Date:         Fri, 27 Dec 1996 05:40:31 GMT
Reply-To:     Aldo-Pier Solari <SOLARIS@CICEI.ULPGC.ES>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Aldo-Pier Solari <SOLARIS@CICEI.ULPGC.ES>
Organization: Universidad de Las Palmas de G.C.
Subject:      Re: [SAS vs SPSS]
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]I have a shelf full of SAS books and  two  SPSS  references.   My
]comparison?   I  have a lot more control over how I want the SPSS
]output to look than the  SAS  output  and have virtually given up
]trying to learn SAS syntax.
 
I agree SPSS is a  good  package  to run onto huge (i.e.  several
million cells) data bases as well as repetitive  jobs.   However,
SPSS  is still lousy as graphics are concerned: We have to export
all data to be  plotted  on  to  other packages (such as Grapher,
Surfer, etc.).
 
SPSS would become a  high-end  must-have  if it incorporated good
graphics (such as Systat from the good old days which was  bought
by SPSS and "killed" as it'd never be ported to the 32b world).
 
Merry Xmas from the Canary Is.
 
    APS