Compare and Contrast.

Discuss the similarities and differences of SPSS, SAS, Python, and R Studio. In the process, identify and emphasize the advantages
and disadvantages of these tools. Complete the table below. 

SPSS SAS PYTHON RSTUDIO

● Future customer trends can be predicted and certain explanatory questions can be answered by these four soft wares.
● SPSS, SAS, PYTHON AND RSTUDIO have the significant ability to handle complex equations and operations. 
● SPSS, SAS, PYTHON AND RSTUDIO have good data handling capabilities and options for parallel computations.

SIMILARITIES ● SPSS and SAS both require separate programs and ● Python and R are two open-source programming
licenses for big data applications.  languages that are common for statistical analysis.
● SAS and SPSS are statistics-oriented soft wares that ● Both soft wares can currently handle significant amounts
have been widely used across a variety of industries. of deep learning. 
● Used by statisticians for modeling across a wide range ● Python and R can also be automated and plugged
of industries. directly into CRM back-end to increase customer care and
● These soft wares are very powerful but are also marketing efficiency or can be used for predictive
expensive to license. maintenance to reduce downtime.
● SPSS is designed to be ● SAS has a flow-based ● Python can create a wide ● R is a little slower with
Click and Play, so interface and drag-and-drop array of customized graphs large datasets but was an
statisticians with relatively functionality to make it but it is limited in how it can early adopter of deep
little programming easier for statisticians to compute and display learning language and can
knowledge can still run use.  answers to explanatory handle more complex
complex technical ● SAS allows more questions.  programs. 
programs. customization, but it still ● R has even better
● SPSS is limited in its does not have a large graphing capabilities and
DIFFERENCES syntax and is slow to add library of possible features, can still handle analysis with
new features. It is also and currently has limited most explanatory questions.
somewhat slow to run support for deep learning.
programs involving large
datasets. 

● Good user interface with ● It comprises of a wide ● Big community libraries ● R is entirely open-source.
extensive documentation range of statistical libraries ● Free Therefore, it can be utilized
● Click and play that allow the organizations ● Early adopter in this tool without any
functionality to implement these explanatory and predictive requirement for a license.
● SPSS is easy to use due techniques on all types of modeling ● R is the most popular
ADVANTAGES data. ● Easy to connect to data language because of
to its GUI features that
facilitate minimal coding to ● High security to its users. sources its data-wrangling facilities.
undertake complex tasks. ● It provides a scalable and ● NoSQL and web scraping With the help of packages
● It comprises of efficient stable software that allows like dplyr, readr, R is
data management tools the companies to load large capable of performing data
with which the user can volumes of data and also wrangling. 
have a lot of control. facilitates ease of extension ● R has a colossal
Compare and Contrast.
Discuss the similarities and differences of SPSS, SAS, Python, and R Studio. In the process, identify and emphasize the advantages
and disadvantages of these tools. Complete the table below. 

● It is popular because of with various Big Data repository of packages.

its in-depth data analysis, platforms. There are over 10,000
faster as well as accurate ● SAS facilitates interaction packages in the CRAN
data results. with the data files that other repository and this number
● SPSS keeps track and statistical tools like Excel, is growing at a constant
the location of data objects SPSS, Stata, etc generate. rate. Furthermore, these
and variables. This allows ● All the external data files packages are of utilization
the user to efficiently can be easily converted into by all the areas of industry.  
manage the model and the SAS format. ● R is platform independent
perform faster data ● SAS has an active and and holds cross-platform
analysis. dedicated support center. It compatibility on Windows,
● A separate file stores the is helpful when you are Linux and Mac.
SPSS data. This also aids dealing with any form of
in better management as error, either in regards to
the users need to no longer the installation or any bug
worry about file overwriting that you encountered during
or mixing of the data. the execution.

● SPSS has a limited data ● SAS is a closed source ● Can be slow with big ● R was developed from the
storage facility. Therefore, it software. It means that you datasets much older programming
is not so apt at handling and have to buy a license for ● Steep learning curve language called S. The
processing large datasets. using it. The cost of this ● No official support architecture of R therefore,
● SPSS is also closed license is very expensive ● No user interface is much older that does not
source and expensive to that individuals or small- advocate for dynamic and
purchase. Only large scale scale enterprises cannot 3D graphics. 
enterprises and afford. ● R stores its objects in a
DISADVANTAGES organizations can afford to ● SAS lacks most features physical memory. This is a
purchase this software for in graphical visualizations. It problem when the data is
their data requirements. falls behind in these areas much larger and the
● It provides a limited when compared to an open- memory is less.
syntax and features that are source tool like R. ● R also utilizes a lot of
otherwise prevalent in other ● Most of the features in memory for its execution of
programming tools like R SAS are very limited. In statistical models. It loads all
and SAS. order to use statistical of its data into one single
techniques or machine place and hence it is not
learning models, you will ideal when dealing with
have to purchase other large data sets. 
versions of R that can add ● R is not secure. This is in
Compare and Contrast.
Discuss the similarities and differences of SPSS, SAS, Python, and R Studio. In the process, identify and emphasize the advantages
and disadvantages of these tools. Complete the table below. 

up to the overall costs. contrast with other tools like

SAS and SPSS where
security is the most
quintessential feature. 
● R has a steep learning
curve. It is not an ideal
programming language for
people who are beginners in
programming.

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