Re: PSPP brings an industry standard statistical tool to Linux
Posted by: Andy Choens
on October 16, 2008 11:28 PM
Unfortunately, the editors removed the parts of the article that did compare PSPP to R more thoroughly. Here's the slimmed down conclusion. If you already know how to use R, and don't need compatibility with SPSS, you should stick with R. It is a more mature project and has more capacity.
However, if you need compatibility with SPSS syntax (which R does not provide, it can only import/export data) or need a tightly integrated GUI, PSPP is worth looking at.
In my job, compatibility with SPSS Syntax is absolutely critical. But, R has a much more mature feature set, as long as you don't mind writing the code to make it work.
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Re: PSPP brings an industry standard statistical tool to Linux
Posted by: Andy Choens on October 16, 2008 11:28 PMHowever, if you need compatibility with SPSS syntax (which R does not provide, it can only import/export data) or need a tightly integrated GUI, PSPP is worth looking at.
In my job, compatibility with SPSS Syntax is absolutely critical. But, R has a much more mature feature set, as long as you don't mind writing the code to make it work.
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