Read Data from Statistical Software Files

Introduction

Before the proliferation of open-source software for data science and analytics, most data practitioners relied on commercial software for statistical analysis. These software systems offer proprietary computational methods for different use cases. Furthermore, these systems come with professional customer support and are backed by extensive documentation and literature validated by experts.

However, the issues of expensive commercial licenses, subpar interfaces, and relatively complicated scripting languages have led to a drop in their usage. Nonetheless, ...