R

The open-source language and environment for statistical computing

R is a free language for statistics and graphics used across academia. Over 20,000 add-on packages on CRAN cover almost every statistical method, from mixed models to survival analysis, and it produces publication-quality plots.

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RStudio Desktop

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statsmodels

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JASP

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Point-and-click statistics with classical and Bayesian tests

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Econometrics package with a menu interface and scripting

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