Introduction
This chapter is not a guide to specific software, it is a discussion of the adventages and disadvantages of specific software for data analysis and an overview of what is available. If you decide to make use of the software it is up to you to become familiar with that software and find and use an appropriate guide to the specific version of the software you are using. If you decide to make use of the software it is up to you to become familiar with that software and find and use an appropriate guide to the specific version of the software you are using. You must remember one thing: no matter how sophisticated the software may be it is not a substitute for understanding the process of analysis you are engaging in. There is little point in performing sophisticated statistical tests using available software if you don't understand why and how the test was performed. Without this understanding you will have little chance presenting your findings to your reader in logical and meaningful way.