Survey data were collected from 139 undergraduate and graduate faculty regarding their commercial software preferences for advanced analysis of variance (ANOVA) courses. Despite the availability of many new statistical software packages, the top 3 packages in popularity for ANOVA applications were SPSS, SSA, and BMDP, all of which appeared originally as mainframe software. The 4th package in terms of popularity was SYSTAT, originally developed for IBM-compatible microcomputers. Although ease of use was the most important criterion for choosing a software package, the most frequently cited reason for not using 1 of the 4 most popular programs was difficulty for students. (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1991 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)
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