tjbirder999
Well-known member
I am currently analyzing my data from mist-netting of weavers in Sudan. I am trying look for a way to separate female Cinnamon and Northern Masked Weavers, and also to separate females and males in non-breeding plumage. From what I can gather, discriminant function analysis is one way of doing this. I have found some information online, but I am a bit out of my depth and could use some help.
The main thing is that I do not have decent statistical software on my Mac to play around with and try to figure it out. From what I can gather, Excel cannot do it. At university I used Minitab, but this is really expensive to buy. In the past, I have used the one-month Mintab download to do analyses, but I would like something more permanent. Can anyone recommend a cheaper alternative I could use that is not too complicated, and would allow me to carry out my analyses? I can afford to pay a couple of hundred dollars, or thereabouts, if it will be a useful package. Or does anyone know of any alternative ways to do it?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Tom
The main thing is that I do not have decent statistical software on my Mac to play around with and try to figure it out. From what I can gather, Excel cannot do it. At university I used Minitab, but this is really expensive to buy. In the past, I have used the one-month Mintab download to do analyses, but I would like something more permanent. Can anyone recommend a cheaper alternative I could use that is not too complicated, and would allow me to carry out my analyses? I can afford to pay a couple of hundred dollars, or thereabouts, if it will be a useful package. Or does anyone know of any alternative ways to do it?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Tom