Application for statistics and probability

[learningisfun]

HI
I'm not to sure where to place this post.
I'm looking for a computer application where I could plug values into get charts , bar graphs pie charts etc. I do not have very much experience in this field , but I want to play around. If you guys know of any great programs that can produce this that would be great?

 

[Kronos5253]

Microsoft word might work

 

[learningisfun]

oh thanks for moving the post, I will look around here

 

[maverick_starstrider]

This all seems like something you could do with Excel. However, the stastical analysis program of choice is R. (just the letter).

 

[MATLABdude]

MATLAB?

Actually, given your requirements, you should probably just use Excel (or the OpenOffice equivalent, Calc), or Numbers (if you have a Mac and don't have Excel or Calc), as maverick_starstrider suggests.

EDIT: And especially don't go around commissioning wheel-reinventing software as one of the above posters suggests.

EDIT2: If you don't have MS Office, here're links to the free and open-source OpenOffice, and a tutorial for CALC (I think 'Charting Data' is in the first tutorial):
http://www.openoffice.org/
http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/category_index/spreadsheet.html