LibGuides: Statistical & Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Free Software

Statistical Software

The R Project for Statistical Computing
Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible. Free and open-source statistical software.
Jamovi
Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible. Free and open-source statistical software based on R for computation, but with a graphical user interface similar to SPSS Statistics.
JASP
Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible. Free and open-source statistical software based on R for computation, but with a graphical user interface similar to SPSS Statistics. Has both Frequentist and Bayesian statistics.

Qualitative Data Analysis

Taguette
Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible; browser-based options also available. Free and open source qualitative data analysis software to facilitate qualitative coding of digital data. Notable data formats supported include Microsoft Word (*.docx), PDF, HTML, and certain ebook formats.

Graphing and Visualization

Desmos
Browser-based. A browser-based graphing calculator tool. The interface is similar to Grapher for Mac. It is an easy-to-use, free alternative to expensive graphing calculators. There is also an app version of Demos for the iPad.
Plotly
Browser-based. Upload or enter data and create attractive, interactive graphs. Publically share graphs and data with others. APIs available for Matlab, Python, and R.
Venn Diagram Plotter
Windows only. Free and open-source software for creating two-way and three-way Venn diagrams.
Venny
Browser-based. Create up to four-way Venn diagrams from lists of numbers.
VUE (Visual Understanding Environment)
Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible. Free and open-source software for creating diagrams and concept maps. It is more flexible/free-form than yEd, making it great for qualitative research or mind maps.
yEd Graph Editor
Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible. Draw flow charts, networks, and diagrams. Can add diagram labels (including Greek characters and mathematical symbols) using HTML. Diagrams can be exported in several raster and vector file formats.

Data Cleaning and Extraction

Tabula
Windows, Mac, and Linux. Extract data tables from PDFs.
WebPlotDigitizer
Browser-based. Estimate and extract data points from a raster image of a graph.
OpenRefine
Windows, Mac, and Linux. Open source software for cleaning and manipulating structured data.

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For more information about GIS software and tools available to Kent State faculty and students, check out the GIS Data and Tools guide and the Map Library.

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