Reporters wrangle all sorts of data, from analyzing property tax valuations to mapping fatal accidents -- and, here at Computerworld, for stories about IT salaries and H-1B visas. In fact, tools used by cellpadding='0'>Quarter endingUnit sales (millions)Device2010-063.3iPad2010-094.2iPad2010-127.3iPad2010-1216.2iPhone2010-124.1Mac2011-034.7iPad2011-0318.6iPhone2011-033.8Mac2011-069.3iPad2011-0620.3iPhone2011-064.0Mac2011-0911.1iPad2011-0917.0iPhone2011-094.9Mac2011-1215.4iPad2011-1237.0iPhone2011-125.2Mac
Free Data Analysis Tools For Mac
Source: Apple earnings statements
Free Online Data Analysis Tool
Business Analysis Tool Desktop v.2.8 Business Analysis Tool Desktop is a Business Intelligence software for data visualization and OLAP reporting. You can analyze your data by building pivot tables, charts, treemaps, scatter diagrams, filtering/sorting/searching for patterns, etc. Wizard Pro is a multivariate statistics program for data analysis and exploration. The software keeps all work (tables, results, predictions) in a single document with an iTunes-like navigator and provides interactive interfaces for querying data. Data Mining is the computational process of discovering patterns in large data sets involving methods using the artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistical analysis, and database systems with the goal to extract information from a data set and transform it into an understandable structure for further use. Helping market researchers quickly find the story in their data. Q is analysis software designed just for market research.
What's cool: In addition to sortable tables, results can be searched in real time (results are narrowed further with each search-entry keystroke).
Drawbacks: Search capability is fairly basic and cannot be narrowed by column or by using wildcard or Boolean searches.
Skill level: Expert
Runs on: JavaScript-enabled Web browsers
Learn more:Numerous examples on the DataTables site show many ways to use this plug-in.