List of statistical software

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Open-source

ADaMSoft – a generalized statistical software with data mining algorithms and methods for data management
ADMB – a software suite for non-linear statistical modeling based on C++ which uses automatic differentiation
Chronux – for neurobiological time series data
DAP – free replacement for SAS
Environment for DeveLoping KDD-Applications Supported by Index-Structures (ELKI) a software framework for developing data mining algorithms in Java
Epi Info – statistical software for epidemiology developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Apache 2 licensed^[1]
Fityk – nonlinear regression software (GUI and command line)
GNU Octave – programming language very similar to MATLAB with statistical features
gretl – gnu regression, econometrics and time-series library
intrinsic Noise Analyzer (iNA) – For analyzing intrinsic fluctuations in biochemical systems
jamovi – A free software alternative to IBM SPSS Statistics
JASP – A free software alternative to IBM SPSS Statistics with additional option for Bayesian methods
JMulTi – For econometric analysis, specialised in univariate and multivariate time series analysis
Just another Gibbs sampler (JAGS) – a program for analyzing Bayesian hierarchical models using Markov chain Monte Carlo developed by Martyn Plummer. It is similar to WinBUGS
KNIME – An open source analytics platform built with Java and Eclipse using modular data pipeline workflows
LabPlot – A free and open-source, cross-platform computer program for interactive scientific plotting, curve fitting, nonlinear regression, data processing and data analysis
LIBSVM – C++ support vector machine libraries
mlpack – open-source library for machine learning, exploits C++ language features to provide maximum performance and flexibility while providing a simple and consistent application programming interface (API)
Mondrian – data analysis tool using interactive statistical graphics with a link to R
Neurophysiological Biomarker Toolbox – Matlab toolbox for data-mining of neurophysiological biomarkers
OpenBUGS
OpenEpi – A web-based, open-source, operating-independent series of programs for use in epidemiology and statistics based on JavaScript and HTML
OpenMx – A package for structural equation modeling running in R (programming language)
OpenNN – A software library written in the programming language C++ which implements neural networks, a main area of deep learning research
Orange, a data mining, machine learning, and bioinformatics software
Pandas – High-performance computing (HPC) data structures and data analysis tools for Python in Python and Cython (statsmodels, scikit-learn)
Perl Data Language – Scientific computing with Perl
Ploticus – software for generating a variety of graphs from raw data
PSPP – A free software alternative to IBM SPSS Statistics
R – free implementation of the S (programming language)
- Programming with Big Data in R (pbdR) – a series of R packages enhanced by SPMD parallelism for big data analysis
- R Commander – GUI interface for R
- Rattle GUI – GUI interface for R
- Revolution Analytics – production-grade software for the enterprise big data analytics
- RStudio – GUI interface and development environment for R
ROOT – an open-source C++ system for data storage, processing and analysis, developed by CERN and used to find the Higgs boson
Salstat – menu-driven statistics software
Scilab – uses GPL-compatible CeCILL license
SciPy – Python library for scientific computing that contains the stats sub-package which is partly based on the venerable |STAT (a.k.a. PipeStat, formerly UNIX|STAT) software
- scikit-learn – extends SciPy with a host of machine learning models (classification, clustering, regression, etc.)
Shogun (toolbox) – open-source, large-scale machine learning toolbox that provides several SVM (Support Vector Machine) implementations (like libSVM, SVMlight) under a common framework and interfaces to Octave, MATLAB, Python, R
Simfit – simulation, curve fitting, statistics, and plotting
SOCR
SOFA Statistics – desktop GUI program focused on ease of use, learn as you go, and beautiful output
Stan (software) – open-source package for obtaining Bayesian inference using the No-U-Turn sampler, a variant of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo. It is somewhat like BUGS, but with a different language for expressing models and a different sampler for sampling from their posteriors
statsmodels – Python package for statistics and econometrics (regression, plotting, hypothesis testing, generalized linear model (GLM), time series analysis, autoregressive–moving-average model (ARMA), vector autoregression (VAR), non-parametric statistics, ANOVA)
Statistical Lab – R-based and focusing on educational purposes
TOPCAT (software) – interactive graphical analysis and manipulation package for astronomers that understands FITS, VOTable and CDF formats.
Torch (machine learning) – a deep learning software library written in Lua (programming language)
Weka (machine learning) – a suite of machine learning software written at the University of Waikato

Public domain

CSPro (core is public domain but without publicly available source code; the web UI has been open sourced under Apache version 2^[2] and the help system under GPL version 3^[3])
Dataplot (NIST)
X-13ARIMA-SEATS (public domain in the United States only; outside of the United States is under US government copyright)^[4]

Freeware

BV4.1
GeoDA
MINUIT
WinBUGS – Bayesian analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods
Winpepi – package of statistical programs for epidemiologists
Phitter:^[5] distribution-fitting online software.
Statistics Kingdom^[6]

Statistical tests, charts, probabilities, and clear results. Automatically checks assumptions, interprets results, and outputs graphs, histograms, and charts. Online statistics calculators support the test statistic and the p-value and more results like effect size, test power, and normality level.

Proprietary

Alteryx – analytics platform with drag and drop statistical models; R and Python integration
Analytica – visual analytics and statistics package
Angoss – products KnowledgeSEEKER and KnowledgeSTUDIO incorporate several data mining algorithms
ASReml – for restricted maximum likelihood analyses
BMDP – general statistics package
DataGraph – visual analysis with linear and nonlinear regression
DB Lytix – 800+ in-database models
EViews – for econometric analysis
FAME (database) – a system for managing time-series databases
GAUSS – programming language for statistics
Genedata – software for integration and interpretation of experimental data in the life science R&D
GenStat – general statistics package
GLIM – early package for fitting generalized linear models
GraphPad InStat – very simple with much guidance and explanations
GraphPad Prism – biostatistics and nonlinear regression with clear explanations
Igor Pro - programming language with statistical features and numerical analysis
IMSL Numerical Libraries – software library with statistical algorithms
JMP – visual analysis and statistics package
LIMDEP – comprehensive statistics and econometrics package
LISREL – statistics package used in structural equation modeling
Maple – programming language with statistical features
Mathematica – a software package with statistical particularly ŋ features
MATLAB – programming language with statistical features
MedCalc – for biomedical sciences
Microfit – econometrics package, time series
Minitab – general statistics package
MLwiN – multilevel models (free to UK academics)
Nacsport Video Analysis Software – software for analysing sports and obtaining statistical intelligence
NAG Numerical Library – comprehensive math and statistics library
NCSS – general statistics package
Neural Designer – commercial deep learning package
NLOGIT – comprehensive statistics and econometrics package
nQuery Sample Size Software – Sample Size and Power Analysis Software^[7]
O-Matrix – programming language
OriginPro – statistics and graphing, programming access to NAG library
PASS Sample Size Software (PASS) – power and sample size software from NCSS
Plotly – plotting library and styling interface for analyzing data and creating browser-based graphs. Available for R, Python, MATLAB, Julia, and Perl
Primer-E Primer – environmental and ecological specific
PV-WAVE – programming language comprehensive data analysis and visualization with IMSL statistical package
Qlucore Omics Explorer – interactive and visual data analysis software
RapidMiner – machine learning toolbox
Regression Analysis of Time Series (RATS) – comprehensive econometric analysis package
Rguroo Statistical Software - An online statistical software designed for teaching and analyzing data
S-PLUS – general statistics package
SAS (software) – comprehensive statistical package
SHAZAM (Econometrics and Statistics Software) – comprehensive econometrics and statistics package
SigmaStat – package for group analysis
Simul – econometric tool for multidimensional (multi-sectoral, multi-regional) modeling
SmartPLS – statistics package used in partial least squares path modeling (PLS) and PLS-based structural equation modeling
SOCR – online tools for teaching statistics and probability theory
Speakeasy (computational environment) – numerical computational environment and programming language with many statistical and econometric analysis features
SPSS Modeler – comprehensive data mining and text analytics workbench
SPSS Statistics – comprehensive statistics package
Stata – comprehensive statistics package
StatCrunch – comprehensive statistics package, originally designed for college statistics courses
Statgraphics – general statistics package
Statistica – comprehensive statistics package
StatsDirect – statistics package designed for biomedical, public health and general health science uses
StatXact – package for exact nonparametric and parametric statistics
SuperCROSS – comprehensive statistics package with ad-hoc, cross tabulation analysis
Systat – general statistics package
The Unscrambler – free-to-try commercial multivariate analysis software for Windows
Unistat – general statistics package that can also work as Excel add-in
WarpPLS – statistics package used in structural equation modeling
Wolfram Language^[8] – the computer language that evolved from the program Mathematica. It has similar statistical capabilities as Mathematica.
World Programming System (WPS) – statistical package that supports the use of Python, R and SAS languages within a single user program.
XploRe

Add-ons

Analyse-it – add-on to Microsoft Excel for statistical analysis
Statgraphics Sigma Express – add-on to Microsoft Excel for Six Sigma statistical analysis
SUDAAN – add-on to SAS and SPSS for statistical surveys
XLfit add-on to Microsoft Excel for curve fitting and statistical analysis

References

^ "Epi-Info/Epi-Info-Community-Edition". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "csweb ZIP file".
^ "Helps". GitHub. 28 September 2021.
^ "US Census Bureau - X-13ARIMA-SEATS - License Information and Disclaimer". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "Phitter". 2023-10-03.
^ https://www.statskingdom.com/index.html
^ Hickey, Graeme L.; Grant, Stuart W.; Dunning, Joel; Siepe, Matthias (2018). "Statistical primer: Sample size and power calculations—why, when and how?†". European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 54 (1): 4–9. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezy169. PMC 6005113. PMID 29757369.
^ "Statistical Data Analysis—Wolfram Language Documentation". reference.wolfram.com.

External links

[1] "Epi-Info/Epi-Info-Community-Edition". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

[2] "csweb ZIP file".

[3] "Helps". GitHub. 28 September 2021.

[4] "US Census Bureau - X-13ARIMA-SEATS - License Information and Disclaimer". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

[5] "Phitter". 2023-10-03.

[6] ttps://www.statskingdom.com/index.html

[7] Hickey, Graeme L.; Grant, Stuart W.; Dunning, Joel; Siepe, Matthias (2018). "Statistical primer: Sample size and power calculations—why, when and how?†". European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 54 (1): 4–9. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezy169. PMC 6005113. PMID 29757369.

[8] "Statistical Data Analysis—Wolfram Language Documentation". reference.wolfram.com.

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