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Bewa edited this page Jun 27, 2018 · 7 revisions

Frequently asked questions

Introduction

In this section, we tried to imagine ourselves in user's situation. We posed questions we were asked and others we feel that you may have, as you considered whether to install and use the previous versions of Instat. Many continue to be relevance!

General questions:

  • What is R-Instat?
  • Why should I use R-Instat?
  • What about documentation and help?
  • So, where is the catch?
  • Is R-Instat only for small data sets?

We currently use a spreadsheet (Excel, Open Office) for our statistical work...:

  • Should we move to R-Instat?
  • Where does R-Instat fit in relation to Excel?
  • Couldn't R-Instat be an add-in to Excel?
  • How does R-Instat compare with Excel add-ins?

Other Statistical Packages

  • How does R-Instat compare with other free software for statistics?
  • How does R-Instat compare with commercial statistics packages?
  • Compared with commercial statistics packages, what do you mean "Not as Powerful?"
  • What is your relationship with the commercial software producers?

Finally

  • Why does R-Instat have a teaching menu?
  • Why does R-Instat have a climatic menu?
  • What are you hoping to get from R-Instat?