Your Statistics Student Toolkit
Professional / Certification • Not sure
Statistical software, programming and research tools for statistics students.
Who this toolkit is for
For statistics students.
Showing tools for every device. Choose your computer to see only compatible software and verified install commands.
Essential (4)
Core tools that are broadly useful.
Statistics
- R
Open Source
Why you may need this: The most widely taught language for statistics.
Visit Official Website - RStudio Desktop
Open Source
Why you may need this: An IDE for R with plots and reports.
Visit Official Website
Research / Citation
ZoteroOpen SourceAlso on iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Organise research sources and generate citations for coursework and dissertations.
Visit Official Website
Office / Documents
LibreOfficeOpen Source
Why you may need this: A free office suite for essays, spreadsheets and presentations.
Visit Official Website
Recommended (2)
Useful for particular parts of the work or course.
Statistics
- JASP
Open Source
Why you may need this: Menu-driven statistics; free.
Visit Official Website
Programming
PythonOpen Source
Why you may need this: Statistical computing with Python.
Visit Official Website
Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (2)
Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.
Statistics
Why you may need this: Some modules teach SPSS; check your university access.
Visit Official WebsiteCheck your university access
Your university or college may provide this software or a student licence. Check before purchasing.
Typesetting
- Overleaf
FreemiumAlso on Web
Why you may need this: Write reports with LaTeX.
Open web app
Course requirements vary. Software requirements differ between schools, colleges, universities and modules. Check your course materials before purchasing software.
Build your student setup
Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.