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> Date:    Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:48:55 -0500
> From:    Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: NVC at all - computer questions
>
> Hi all,
>
> It's Friday, and I'm stumped on some irrelevant stuff, so I thought I'd
> email you folks and see if anyone can help.
>
>
> 2.  I have a pirated copy of SPSS which I assume I can't move over to the
> new machine.  Does anyone know of freeware statistical packages that can do
> basic work (cross tabs, comparative means, etc.) on SPSS (.sav) data files?
>
Hi Joy,

Not sure what all you need, but the basic stat pack I use is SPC/PI+.
Targeted towards SPC, it still does all the basic ANOVA functions,
scatter plots, etc. Easy to use, and at $499, it's *relatively*
inexpensive.  I also use Statistica, but it's a bear learn, and more
expensive than SPSS is.  SPC/PI+ won't read in your .sav files, but you
can copy/paste data from any spreadsheet, table, or text file very
easily.  You can download a free trial at
http://www.qualitran.com/SPC_Software/body_spc_software.html  to see if
it'll do what you need.   Sorry, I haven't run across any freeware that
does much of anything useful...the odd Excel macro here and there, but
that's about it.  Good luck!

Keith Hughes
'87 Westy Tiico (Marvin)