Re: [discuss] Two ideas for improving openoffice
jonathon
> A large issue: OOo seems to lack a full statistical analysis package that can be found in Microsoft Office.
"Seems to" is the operative word here.
There are a couple of extensions that add statistical analysis tools to OOo.
> more available to people who need them but aren't saavy with, or don't require the complexity of, software like R or MatLab.
For anything but the most trivial type of statistical analysis,
R,Matlab, or something similar should be used, simply in the
interests of statistical accuracy.
Furthermore, anybody who uses a spreadsheet for statistical analysis
has just demonstrated that they are too incompetent to be allowed to
touch a computer for any purpose, much less be allowed to use one.
jonathon
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Subject: Re: [discuss] Two ideas for improving openoffice
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 05:45, q10 wrote:
> A large issue: OOo seems to lack a full statistical analysis package that
can be found in Microsoft Office.
Now that I'm reminded, I revisited this a long time ago. Here we go again.
Loss of file associations.
Why? I asked myself. Why? I was told some time ago and in a search a few
minutes ago I was reminded of why.
Supposedly to maintain the filetypes registered to a standard release of
OOo. That's fine and dandy when you have the HD space.
So here's a thought (and I know the powers to be will probably ignore it but
here goes) some programs, especially those dealing with graphics or audio
files will ask if you want file types assigned to their program. Actually I
like that method. If it's too much to ask I understand (like, "go write
your own #@$%#@ code, buddy!") but I thought I'd give mention.
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> Furthermore, anybody who uses a spreadsheet for statistical analysis
> has just demonstrated that they are too incompetent to be allowed to
> touch a computer for any purpose, much less be allowed to use one.
That we never may forget 8-)
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Mark C. Miller
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 05:45, q10 wrote:
>
>> A large issue: OOo seems to lack a full statistical analysis package
>> that can be found in Microsoft Office.
>
> "Seems to" is the operative word here. There are a couple of extensions
> that add statistical analysis tools to OOo.
>
Could you tell me which ones you're thinking about? I found one that
says it adds "R" capabilities to calc, but that just doesn't sound like
what I'm looking for.
Appreciate any direction you can provide.
OBTW I have an intense fear of things mathematic, so I approach the need
to do some stats work with much trepidation.
tnx
mcm
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jonathon
> Could you tell me which ones you're thinking about? I found one that
OOo Statistics is the obvious one.
But as I wrote earlier, anybody who uses a spreadsheet for statistical
analysis is too incompetent to be allowed to touch a computer. (If
you can't do your statistical analysis on a chalkboard, then you don't
understand the statistical analysis you are trying to do.)
> I found one that says it adds "R" capabilities to calc, but that just doesn't sound like
what I'm looking for.
Learn to use R without using a spreadsheet.
jonathon