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statistical analyses with openoffice.org calc

ikd — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:36:20 +0000

I don’t know why, but, occasionally, people may have to do minimal or even considerable statistical calculations using Calc, the OpenOffice.org‘s spreadsheet part of the Office Productivity Suite. Although, I wouldn’t recommend doing so since there are other, better software packages to complete simple and complex statistical analyses, such as R, a statistical programming language and environment with excellent analysis and graph capabilities. R can be found at one of its many mirrors. However, for those who need or have to (or … whatever), here are some very very basic info on using statistical functions in Calc. Calc has a considerable variety of functions documented in the openoffice wiki. of statistical (and other types of) functions that you can use. There is also OOo_Stat, an external add-in, that you can include to assist you with your analyses. More on that later on. MInd you, I am not going to provide a full “Statistics using Calc” guide here, I just want to suggest a few statistical functions for basic descriptive and inferential statistics. A. Basic Descriptive Statistics I. Central Tendency AVERAGE returns the mean average of its list of arguments MEDIAN returns the median value (the value at the 50th percentile) [...] No related posts.

Tips and tricks for openoffice.org

ikd — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:00:08 +0000

Image via Wikipedia <Update> Soon after I hit the PUBLISH button, I received via email, the OpenOffice.org newsletter, with an extensive list of openoffice.org related blogs.</Update> Although there is an abundance of information available at the official openoffice.org site regarding the usability and how to make openoffice.org, the free open productivity suite, work better for your needs, there are hidden treasures of information, tricks, and tips all over the place waiting to be discovered. Here are some, in no particular order of importance or significance. The wordpress.com site. The trick here is to look for the tags you (or somebody else) assign to a post they publish in a wordpress.com blog. Be as imaginative and creative as possible. Use combinations of words. For example, office, open, xml, lead to this page, while open, office, xml lead to this different page. Try other languages, too, and see where the hunt takes you (if you are versed in that particular language). For example, the same tags in german will lead you to another page, altogether. The sun.com site Try the sun.com site for openoffice guides and white papers. After all, they are one of the largest contributors to openoffice.org and they still [...] Related posts:

New mac os x 10.5.8 update

ikd — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:13:38 +0000

Before After Conclusion A happy Mac and an even happier mac user. More details in this post I Powered by ScribeFire. No related posts. No related posts.

iphone update and apps to spend time

ikd — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:38:54 +0000

Ok, since the latest scare regarding the iphone being hijacked by a series of invisible text messages, the update to version 3.0.1 was mandatory. Apparently, malicious code could be sent to the iphone via text messages, and all the rightful owner sees is a short message with a white square. More details in this detailed article. The bios update is a bulky 240 MB download and you download it via the usual itunes channel. It will, as usual, back up the current contents of the iphone and then go through the loops of installing and resetting the iphone. It took less than 15-20 minutes including the download time for me, but it was time well worth it. Highly recommended for all iphone 3G and iphone 3GS owners. Now, onto something lighter (after all, it’s august). I have been playing a lot with these free apps for the iphone, and i like them very much. These are not the only free and fun apps residing in my iphone, but they are the ones that keep me busy all the time. Note that all links open in itunes app store: paper toss. What you get when you bring together a waste bucket, [...] Related posts:

Columbine: 10 years later

ikd — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:34:29 +0000

Update: A comment by a reader of the daily blah blah and a post by security expert Bruce Schneier that anyone should read. I believe that they present the same point: no matter what security measures schools take, in the end it is the school community that will solve the problem of violence./Update Today (April 20th) marks the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. Twelve innocent students, one teacher were killed, more than 20 were injured by two heavily armed Columbine students (before the pair shot themselves) in what became the worst school-based crime in the United States. Since then, more school-based mass killings have occured, and the BBC has an interesting (though outdated) chronology of events. Most news outlets have carried reports and memorials for the tragic events. A partial (and incomplete) list follows: BBC audio BBC report CNN Ten years later, the question remains unanswered: “How do you prevent such an event from happening?” In an earlier posting, I had suggested that the answer may lie in both the home and the school, both functioning/working together, side by side for the benefit and welfare of the children and the greater school community, but even this bonding [...] Related posts:

Remembering Dunblane and Erfurt and Columbine

Moving to our own site

ikd — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:23:18 +0000

After days and months in the making, the daily blah blah blog has finally moved to its own hosted site care of bluehost. While carefully preserving the links and content and comments, the new site will offer more capabalities while preserving the style of the daily blah blah. The trip from wordpress.com station to bluehost station was quick and enjoyable, and our train was a top priority express with no intermediate stops. This was done with the helpful support and guide of the guide to redirect a wordpress.com blog to a self-hosted blog. There is a direct link to a pdf document, which I strongly recommend. The process is thoroughly tested and was completed in no time at all. Easy, enjoyable, awesome reading!!! Thanks again for following the blog to its new site. I. Powered by ScribeFire. Related articles by Zemanta Write and Publish Posts on WordPress with iPhone (blogperfume.com) Now embed your SlideShare docs on WordPress.com (slideshare.net) Related posts: moving over This is … the daily blah blah Related posts:

good bye to 2008 with iphone freebies

ikd — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:02:11 +0000

As the year 2008 is about to depart (it has already departed in several parts of the globe), I leave you with a few free apps for the iphone, probably the coolest new gadget of the year. All of them are free apps and can be downloaded via itunes and the app store. 1. iSlots, for those who can’t live without their personal slot machine. 2. Black Jack. There is a paid and a free version, but the one we will choose is the free one. 3. Just to get away from the cards, the smoke and the casino atmosphere, FS5 Touch Hockey will help us do just that. One of my favorite apps for visual-motor co-ordination activities (i.e., killing time while pretending to work). Happy New Year 2009. I. Powered by ScribeFire. Related articles by Zemanta App Store bargains for the holidays Christmas iPod touch and iPhone gifts boost App Store volume Large iPod Touch is Latest Apple Rumor Related posts: iphone update and apps to spend time my iphone apps How to make a good coffee? non-USA iphone impressions Related posts:

iphone 2.2

ikd — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:41:22 +0000

It hit the net this morning for immediate download and install. It’s iPhone‘s newer firmware version 2.2. It still missing a few things (copy-paste, Greek character input), but still worthy the trouble to download 240+ MB. I have already done so. I. Powered by ScribeFire. Related articles by Zemanta iPhone firmware 2.2 coming on November 21st? Related posts: iphone update and apps to spend time good bye to 2008 with iphone freebies non-USA iphone impressions my iphone apps Related posts:

WordPress app for iphone

ikd — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:29:34 +0000

I was a bit quick with my tapping the iPhone and the post was published without text. Oops!! Time for me to flog myself and repeat: I will be more careful when I post. I will be more careful when I post. I will be more … Related posts: Testing wordpress for iphone wordpress supreme information does not equal knowledge Related posts:

my iphone apps

ikd — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:19:02 +0000

First, I must say that the following list of iphone apps may not appeal to everyone, but that is to be expected. Second, they are all free apps (as in free beer, $0.00 cost), since there are enough free gems floating around. Of course, there are enhanced for-fee versions etc, but I don’t see myself buying them. The apps I use the most are (in no particular order): (a) Zenbe lists, (b) twitterific, (c) IM+, (d) Speedtest, and (e) netnewswire. Not that I don’t like or don’t use my other apps (especially, shazam, evernote, facebook, linkedin or maps), but the five apps I mentioned earlier are my top-tier apps. I like zenbe lists because the iphone app synchronizes with the zenbe lists server over wifi or 3G and I can update my things to do (separated by context) at any time. The same is true for netnewswire which also syncs with my unread subscriptions. Twitterific offers twitter on the go, which is always nice and is available here at the App Store. Speedtest is a nice app which helps you estimate the speed of whatever network you are connected at the time. I use it when I am at a [...] Related posts: