1. Using Statistical Tools to Teach High School Science & Mathematics By Steve Deckard John Pantana Scott Watson Liberty University

3. Menu Driven & point and click T radeoff in statistical software between its "ease of learning" and its "power". Fathom DataDesk SAS SPSS SPLUS or R XLIPSTAT Review of Software Packages for teaching High School Statistics great number of powerful and fast statistical tools as well as data management capabilities. Middle Ground ARC MiniTab Ecel - Megastat

4. Chart One DataDesk can also be bundled with ActivStats, in which case it becomes a fairly complete textbook/software package. ActivStats is a wonderful reference book/self-guided learning tool. http://www.datadesk.com/ DataDesk Predominantly a teaching tool. No ANOVA or multiple regression. Easy-to-use simulation is animation. Contains many features that make this possibly the first-choice for classroom demonstrations. Runs on PC and Mac (Classic). OSX version is in the works. http://www.keycollege.com/catalog/titles/fathom.html Fathom Characteristics High Scorers On Ease of Use

8. Chart Two: More Powerful Packages Similar to SAS. Runs on Macs & PCs. Slightly easier to learn than SAS. Less variety, still far beyond the concerns of high school statistics. som Stata Popular professional package. Everything and the kitchen sink. Command-driven; type in the right phrase to invoke the appropriate package, & it provides output. Powerful data management capabilities. Difficult to learn. Doesn't run on Macs. SAS We will demonstrate this one SPSS Characteristics Greater Power

9. Chart Two (Continued): More Powerful Packages stata.com Statiscal Software for professionals Stata ht http://www.sas.com/ Business oriented tp://w SAS SPSS.com Very expensive – lots of support http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/ SPSS Additional Characteristics Greater Power