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Data Systems
Popular Data Analytics Tools
R Cookbook by And start up RStudio.
Comparison of data analysis packages.
| Software | Windows/Mac | Developer | Open source | Access |
|
ArcGIS |
Windows | Esri | No | CUNY-wide licensed |
| Excel | Both | Microsoft | No | CUNY-wide licensed |
| Minitab | Windows | Minitab Inc. | No | Free trial download |
| R | Both | R Foundation | Yes | Free download |
| SAS | Windows | SAS Institute | No | CUNY-wide licensed |
| SPSS | Both | IBM | No | CUNY-wide licensed |
| Stata | Both | StataCorp LLC | No | Purchase |
| Tableau | Both | Tableau Software | No |
Why use R when you have Tableau? Tableau vs. R?
"Tableau is easier for me to explore data, but as I become more frustrated with exporting Tableau charts that can be inserted into Word and PowerPoint without graph degradation, I need to switch to R."
------ Brian Zive, Consultant, Analytical Solutions at Marts & Lundy, Inc.
"I like Tableau for putting something simple together quickly. It is super easy to just drag and drop a few things and the end result is a production quality visualization. However, for addressing any amount of nuance or just for trying to do something a little more complex, I prefer R. I find it easier to discover code samples to do what I want to do. Also, once I have the code then I can reuse it for future projects which is a nice advantage."
-------- Michael Pawlus, Data Scientist at University of Southern California
Image and quotes credit: Why use R when you have Tableau? Tableau vs. R?
Management Science by You can request the books recommended on this page from other CUNY campuses. Please see how to request.
