Intellectus Statistics

Pros

The output it generated was understandable, and it provided a glossary of terms used in the report. If a graduate student needs results for simple tests, such as Pearson’s R, and not multivariate analyses, then this is a great program.

Cons

For more complicated answers to my statistical questions, such as using the Mahalanobis distance test, there were no options. There should have been more options for descriptive statistics. There were no options for choosing between analyzing unstandardized and standardized statistics. It reported only unstandardized results. I could not use those results because I ran a multiple linear regression and my chair, and research articles, stated I needed the standardized statistics for my results section. Also, I needed to make a bonferroni adjustment which this software does not address. In addition, the software does not list multiple linear regression as an option for analysis. I called customer support and was told it did it automatically if you entered enough variables.

Pros

In no particular order of importance: 1) the results section of a research article is , including tables, are presented in APA format, 2) the results are explained in easy to understand terms, 3) uploading data from multiple formats (e.g., EXCEL, SPSS) is simple and doesn't require any conversion steps by the user, 3) definitions and use of statistics are included in the output, 4) tests of normality, homogeneous variance, are included in the analyses along with their meaning as well as alternative statistics if assumptions of parametric statistics are not met, 5) access the program anywhere there is internet service

Cons

Some of the following features may be available at this time:
creating frequency distributions, standard score analysis, in-depth editing of figures (e.g., color, titles, etc.), and ability to separate a variable name into two words (same in SPSS)

Note: once again, these features may be available, but have not be successfully utilized by the reviewer.

Pros

Output and interpretations are provided automatically with each statistical test. This is very convenient and saves time writing appropriate interpretations for each test.

The software also adds new features over time. The new data analysis plans and power analysis features are also really helpful for writing research proposals prior to data collection.

Cons

The output uses the variable names from the dataset and variable names cannot use spaces or long character length. Therefore, once the output document is downloaded, the user has to go through and change variable names.

I suggest adding a "label" feature to each variable so that the labels are included in the output instead of the variable names, i.e. variable name emergency_LOS is labeled as emergency length of stay and "emergency length of stay" is the wording used in the interpretations.

Pros

The various types data analysis modules and tools, functionality, accuracy, and ease of use. The data analysis report can be downloaded and with the correct APA format.

Cons

The limitation with editing data in the uploaded spreadsheet is the least likely feature about the software.

Pros

There are a number of basic and sophisticated functions, easy menu-driven data management and analysis options, and outstanding, responsive customer service. The one thing my students love is the findings section that is generated after the analysis.

Cons

Some functions are a little bit easier to do in other analysis software platforms.